BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z C C&W BERRY
FOUNDED IN 1954 by Brothers Walter & Colin Berry as a joinery manufacturers in King Street, Leyland, the company is still family owned, selling mainly to the building trade, with 3 generations of the family still actively working for the company. The company has been on its massive Golden Hill Lane site since 1961.
CROSSLING YR END 31/12 THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
CARVER
Carvers Builders Village, rebuilt following a massive fire in February 2012, features a fully-stocked builders merchant branch, a kitchen and bathroom showroom, a cooker centre, Carvers DIY showroom, a landscaping centre and a drive-through warehouse for building materials. There is also a number of franchise operations
CARVER YR END 31/12 THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
22
2017 4.0
23.5 2.8 2.9
212
6,019 5.3
2018 4.4
22.4 2.0 2.6
238
4,798 5.2
2019 5.1
24.0 3.1 4.9
223
6,972 9.5 63
2017 33.9 8.0
963 972 160
2018 38.8 8.7
782 999 163
2019 40.4 9.7
1,262 1,996 181
2017 5.7
25.2 5.9 6.0
202
11,945 12.6
2018 5.3
25.0 5.3 5.5
201
10,714 10.4
2019 5.1
24.6 4.0 4.1
196
7,811 7.6
(115) CARVERS
Littles Lane Wolverhampton WV1 1JY
www.carver.co.uk 01902 577000
Branches: 1 Employees: 200
Managing Director: Henry Carver Members of: Fortis, BMF, NMBS
including Dixons Decorating, Rayton Electrical , Carver Roofing and Tile Choice.
% CHANGE
2018 15 9
(19) 3 2
2018 8
(5)
(29) (10) 13
(20) (2)
2019 4
11 61
100 11
% CHANGE
2019 16 7
55 92 (6) 45 83
2017 51.4 13.0
3,046 3,101 255
2018 50.7 12.7
2,700 2,769 252
2019 47.8 11.8
1,906 1,985 244
C & W BERRY
262 Golden Hill Lane Leyland PR25 2YH
Branches: 1 Employees: 240 Managing Director: David Berry
Members of: Fortis, BMF, NMBS
• C&W BERRY • CROSSLING • CARVERS • COVERS
C&W BERRY YR END 31/10 THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
16/17 14.0 15.6 7.9 8.1
202
16,021 17.4
17/18 14.3 15.3 8.1 8.3
227
18,439 19.1
18/19 13.2 17.6 8.5 8.6
214
18,119 18.5 (66)
% CHANGE
2018 (1) (2)
(11) (11) (1)
2018 (8) (1)
(10) (10) (0)
(10) (18)
2019 (6) (7)
(29) (28) (3)
% CHANGE
2019 (3) (2)
(25) (24) (3)
(27) (27)
CROSSLING
Crossling trading divisions include Stokplas at Sheffield and Northern Tools & Accessories at Newcastle upon
Tyne.There are 15 outlets at: Ashington, Brighouse, Carlisle, Darlington, Doncaster, Dumfries, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Stockton, Sunderland, Team Valley and Wakefield.
COVERS
Covers has supplied a diverse range of timber and building materials to a wide spectrum of customers for over 170 years. With 15 branch locations spread across the South of England, it imports timber directly from the source and there are timber mills equipped with the fast and flexible wood working machinery to produce quality joinery and mouldings. Stress grading, house lot packages and preservative treatments are also available.
COVERS YR END 31/12 THE NUMBERS
Turnover £m Gross profit £m
Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff
THE RATIOS Stockturn Gross margin %
Operating margin % Net margin %
Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX
2017 5.8
33.6 5.4 5.4
178
9.641 12.5
2018 5.8
34.1 5.5 5.4
188
10,287 12.3
2019 5.8
35.2 4.9 4.6
181
8,795 9.7
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2017 77.3 26.0
4,184 4,162 434
2018 81.0 27.6
4,444 4,393 432
2019 79.5 28.0
3,861 3,651 439
CROSSLING
Industry Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5TP
www.crossling.co.uk 01912 654166
Branches: 14 Employees: 330
Directors: Charles Errington, Richard Errington
Members of: BMF, NMBS, CBA
16/17 48.1 7.5
3,813 3,886 238
17/18 55.9 8.6
4,536 4,618 246
18/19 55.6 9.8
4,711 4,807 260
TRAILBLAZERS % CHANGE
17/18 16 14 19 19 3
17/18 2
(2) 2 2
12 15 10
18/19 (1) 14 4 4 6
% CHANGE
18/19 (8) 15 4 5
(6) (2) (3)
COVERS Sussex House
Quarry Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 8PE
www.covers.biz
Branches: 15 Showrooms: 8 Employees: 411
Chairman: Rupert Green, Managing director: Henry Green
Finance Director James Bowry - IT Director, , Nick Walker Western Regional Director, Steve Weston
Regional Director, Sean Clarke Operations Director, Roger Lewis Timber Director, Neil Woods Commercial Director Phil Walford Members of: Fortis, BMF, NMBS
% CHANGE
2018 5 6 6 6
(0)
2018 0 1 1 1 5 7
(2)
2019 (2) 1
(13) (17) 2
% CHANGE
2019 0 3
(11) (15) (3)
(15) (21)
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