Welcome to Williams & Co

Williams & Co is one of the largest independent plumbers' merchants in the South, with branches at Fareham, Portsmouth, Petersfield, Southampton, Gosport, Littlehampton, Bognor, Chichester, Winchester, Worthing, Guildford, Aldershot, Andover, Brighton and Basingstoke.

History

Williams & Co was founded in 1972 by Mick Williams, as a specialist Plumbing & Heating merchant, trading out of a corner shop in Ernest Road, Portsmouth. We became a Private Limited Company in 1984, and the Portsmouth premises have been relocated twice, first to New Road, Portsmouth, and later to Claybank Road, Portsmouth where we are still trading today.

During the late 1980's and early 1990's, four more branches were added in Fareham (which is also home to our Head Office), Petersfield, Southampton and Gosport. Further expansion saw us open branches in Littlehampton, Bognor, Chichester and Winchester. In 2007 we opened branches in Guildford and Aldershot and Andover became number thirteen in February 2008. Branch number fourteen opened in Brighton in May 2008 and our fifteenth branch opened in Basingstoke in December 2009. We have plans to open two more branches within the next 18 months.

Mick Williams is still the Managing Director and majority shareholder.

Business Activity

Our main activity is the sale of plumbing, heating and bathroom materials to trades people, housing developers, local authorities, government departments and other Merchants. We are a strictly Trade Only establishment, which means we will only sell our products to bona fide trades people, and not the general public. This is to protect our customers ensuring that they can make a decent margin.

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Statistics

The company:

     • employs approximately 85 people across its 15 sites
     • turns over approximately £15 million per annum
     • holds an average of £1.5 million worth of stock across 5500 product lines
     •services over 1900 customer accounts with 1000´s more regular cash customers

Major Customers

The company is pleased to include in its customer list:

     • Hyde-Martlett Ltd
     • Portsmouth University
     • Portsmouth City Council
     • Southampton City Council
     • Highbury College
     • Eastleigh College
     • Drum Housing Association
     • Quadron Gosport ( SITA )
     • Fareham Borough Council
     • Ministry of Defence

Company Directors
Mick Williams - Managin Director and Company Founder
Mick Williams
Managing Director

Ray Stafford - Commercial Director

Ray Stafford
Commercial Director


Rachel Hannaford - Financial Director
Rachel Hannaford
Financial Director
 

© Williams & Co 2006-2008

 

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