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Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

UK SIC 2007 · 46740ISIC 46 · Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesG · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Live companies2,955main activity SIC 46740
New, past 12 months2799.4% of live
Median age8 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration802.7%
Oldest1896incorporated 24 Feb 1896

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

01002003004002011: 7520112012: 532013: 8320132014: 682015: 8920152016: 802017: 9120172018: 862019: 13620192020: 1512021: 12520212022: 1332023: 17820232024: 1952025: 27220252026: 233

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
513
North West
388
West Midlands
367
South East
332
East of England
284
Yorkshire and The Humber
257
East Midlands
202
South West
181
Scotland
133
Wales
111
Northern Ireland
95
North East
89

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

2,955 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 60.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Till and Whitehead,limited
00046963
Bolton (Bolton)24 Feb 1896
Morco Products Limited
00064585
Beverley21 Dec 1899
Holland House Electrical Company, Limited
SC006246
—13 Jul 1906
B.danby & Co,limited
00103285
Kingston upon Hull29 May 1909
Robert Pochin Limited
00179511
Leicester6 Feb 1922
FP Realisations Limited
00187552
St Albans3 Feb 1923
James Hargreaves(plumbers'merchants)limited
00188491
Burnley14 Mar 1923
Fraser & Ellis Limited
00188957
Wandsworth3 Apr 1923
R.o.arnold,limited
00191363
Doncaster17 Jul 1923
Rollins & Sons (London) Limited
00198889
Hertford24 Jun 1924
George Fischer Sales Limited
00273569
Coventry3 Mar 1933
Bristol Builders Supplies Limited
00277372
Bristol30 Jun 1933
C.a.baldwin & Co.limited
00279234
Southwark1 Sept 1933
T.G. Lynes Ltd.
00287486
Wythall28 Apr 1934
Chadwicks (Liverpool) Limited
00344058
Liverpool6 Sept 1938
T.e.stone Limited
00371505
Bristol26 Dec 1941
Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems Limited
00401507
Doncaster5 Dec 1945
Navigator MSL Limited
00416089
Bedfordshire29 Jul 1946
Hexstone Ltd.
00436243
Stone (Stafford)3 Jun 1947
Wilkinson & Co.(plumbers Merchants)limited
00454380
Bradford21 May 1948
Isaac Lord Limited
00455743
High Wycombe19 Jun 1948
Robert Walsh Limited
00466299
Atherton26 Mar 1949
R.d.cresswell and Company Limited
00537268
Stoke-on-Trent23 Aug 1954
G.j.johnson & Sons Limited
00542145
Totton18 Dec 1954
Joseph A. Linton & Son Limited
NI003472
Armagh31 Jan 1955
Brian Hyde Limited
00549267
Solihull14 May 1955
Fire-Craft (Doncaster) Limited
00553400
Doncaster17 Aug 1955
On-Site Welding and Engineering Company Limited
00570177
Bridgend10 Aug 1956
Marla Tube Fittings Limited
00572373
Alcester3 Oct 1956
Profast (NI) Limited
NI003765
Belfast12 Oct 1956
B.T.U. (Supplies) Limited
00579357
Guildford4 Mar 1957
Macsalvors Limited
00582947
Pool29 Apr 1957
Ogley Brothers Limited
00600498
Sheffield14 Mar 1958
J.ll.leach & Co.limited
00627571
Stoke-on-Trent6 May 1959
Jones & Shufflebottom Limited
00629291
Stoke-on-Trent1 Jun 1959
Mathewson & Rosemond Limited
00639320
Bradford12 Oct 1959
H. Lilley & Company Limited
00651509
Greenwich4 Mar 1960
Shaws (Ironmongers) Limited
00654900
Sheffield31 Mar 1960
B.A. Jackson Limited
00686979
Ormskirk20 Mar 1961
F.G. Trew & Son Limited
00700588
Swansea11 Aug 1961
Lamberts (Norwich) Limited
00749287
Norwich6 Feb 1963
R. Slinger & Son Limited
00755350
Preston (Preston)28 Mar 1963
Cookes Fabdec Ltd
00761876
Ellesmere23 May 1963
Carl Kammerling International Limited
00764323
Pwllheli14 Jun 1963
Grohe Limited
00770795
Hillingdon14 Aug 1963
International Door Controls Limited
00779161
North Wingfield and Holmewood30 Oct 1963
R.C. Reeve & Son Limited
00838739
Maldon24 Feb 1965
John Nicholls (Trading) Limited
00840103
Banbury8 Mar 1965
Tees-Side Welding Equipment Company Limited
00848707
Billingham12 May 1965
Steepal Limited
00949529
Crowthorne10 Mar 1969