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Industry benchmark · SIC 46740

Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

3,995 active companies are registered under this code; 77 publish a P&L we can benchmark.

All companies in this industry

Benchmarks

Median revenue
£15.3m
Median profit
£477k
Profitable
82%
Median staff
44
Median margin
2.9%
Top-quartile margin
6.8%
Median gross margin
27.7%
Median profit / staff
£9.6k
Profit margin: typical vs top quartile
Median
2.9%
Top quartile (p75)
6.8%

Median revenue growth: ▲3.3%

Ranked by profit

Top wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies businesses

Top companies in Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
#CompanyRevenueProfitMarginStaff
1James Hargreaves(Plumbers'merchants)limited
Burnley · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Capital-lightBoring industry
£141m£6.3m4.5%387
2Marla Tube Fittings Limited
Alcester · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Boring industry
£49.6m£4.7m9.5%79
3Diversitech International Ltd
Milton Keynes · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Boring industry
£29.6m£4.5m15.4%57
4Just Taps Plus (UK) Limited
Langley · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
IndependentCapital-light+1
£14.6m£3.9m26.4%34
5Eph Controls Limited
Harrow · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Capital-lightOperating leverage+2
£18.7m£3.6m19.3%18
6Greenmill Supply Company Limited
Colchester · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Capital-lightBoring industry+1
£36.8m£3m8.3%61
7Viessmann Limited
Shropshire · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Capital-lightOperating leverage+3
£35.2m£2.7m7.6%131
8Hiatt Hardware (UK) Limited
Birmingham · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Operating leverageBoring industry
£20.7m£2.6m12.5%54
9Alliance Sanitary Products Limited
East Kilbride · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Capital-lightOperating leverage+2
£14.7m£2.3m15.7%33
10Certikin International Limited
Witney · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Boring industry
£40.8m£2.2m5.3%138

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