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Wholesale Companies in Hull: 403 Active Firms (2026)
Wholesale companies in Hull buy, store and resell goods in bulk to retailers, contractors and business customers across the Humber economy.
Purchasing, finance and operations teams shape most engagements in this market, with account terms, stock availability and delivery reliability often mattering as much as unit price. Buyers tend to be regional contractors, retailers, public-facing service organisations and other trade customers that need repeat supply rather than one-off fulfilment. The more scaled operators usually run warehouses, depots or trade counters around Hull, selling through account managers and replenishment cycles rather than consumer footfall. Typical relationships are practical and recurring: credit limits, delivery windows, minimum order values and category breadth determine whether a supplier becomes embedded in a customer’s day-to-day procurement.
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Hull has 403 actively trading wholesale companies in this list, making it a sizeable but still locally legible distribution base rather than a diffuse national market. Reported employment totals 1,742 people, giving the sector a visible operating footprint across warehousing, sales, purchasing and administration. The cohort includes both owner-managed trade suppliers and companies with regional reach, reflecting Hull’s role as a commercial point for goods moving through the Humber economy. Scale appears uneven: a minority sit in higher-turnover bands, while many remain smaller account-led operators serving repeat business customers.
Wholesale regulation is mostly activity-specific rather than governed by a single sector rulebook. Food, alcohol, chemicals, electrical goods and construction materials can each bring different obligations around storage, labelling, traceability, product conformity and transport. General distributors also need disciplined credit control, contract management and workplace-safety processes because they hold stock, extend trade terms and move goods through depots or trade counters. Market structure is shaped by working-capital pressure as much as regulation: firms that can finance inventory and maintain reliable supply tend to be better placed with contractors, retailers and business customers.
The Hull wholesale market appears likely to remain account-led, with resilience tied to stock discipline, customer credit quality and the reliability of regional supply routes. Consolidation tends to favour distributors that can offer broader ranges or tighter replenishment for trade customers, while smaller operators can still defend specialist categories where local relationships matter. Margin pressure has been a recurring constraint, particularly where suppliers face higher inventory costs before customer payments arrive. The more durable firms are likely to be those that treat warehousing, purchasing and credit decisions as one operating system rather than separate back-office functions.
403
Active firms
2026
57
Above £5M
Reported revenue band
83
Newer incorporations
Since 2022
Key facts
About 14% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (57 of 403 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
20% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (83 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Hull wholesalers sit between producers and retailers, contractors and other business buyers, so stock availability and credit terms shape day-to-day trading capacity.
The Humber economy gives distributors access to retail, contracting and other business customers that buy goods in bulk.
Operating models tend to split between warehouse-led distributors and leaner wholesale businesses using outsourced logistics.
Bulk purchasing, storage and resale make working-capital discipline a central issue for the sector.
Top Hull Wholesale companies
Supplies workplace safety equipment and industrial products, including personal protective equipment, workwear, safety footwear, gloves, cleaning and hygiene products, first aid items, signage, and…
Sells primarily to businesses and workplace buyers needing PPE, workwear and safety supplies, including employers, procurement teams and facilities or maintenance functions across industries in the…
Location
M.K.M. Building Supplies (chester)
Supplies building materials and construction products to trade and public, including timber, bricks, aggregates, plumbing and heating equipment, tools, kitchens, bathrooms and landscaping materials.…
Serves UK trade customers—builders, contractors, plumbers, heating engineers, landscapers and kitchen/bathroom installers—as well as homeowners and DIY consumers buying through local branches or…
Location
Dennis Butler Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies wholesale fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants and provisions to market traders, retailers, hospitality businesses, caterers, schools and care homes. Sources produce globally and distributes…
Serves B2B and public-sector customers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, including market stalls, shops, hotels, restaurants, ship suppliers, caterers, schools and care homes.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable
Location
MICHAEL BARUGH STEEL STOCKHOLDING LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides steel stockholding and supply services, offering a range of steel products and decorative ironmongery to trade customers and DIY users, with order processing and delivery services.
Serves large companies, trade customers and DIY enthusiasts needing steel products across Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, covering both B2B buyers and consumers.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -1% CAGR over 3y
Location
Youngs Foods Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsWholesales frozen and ambient food products to foodservice customers, supplying branded ingredients and menu items to hospitality businesses. Provides online ordering, promotional product ranges, and…
Serves B2B foodservice and hospitality customers, including chefs, restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and caterers that buy products for commercial menus and need allergen and EHO information.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 6% CAGR over 4y
Location
BAPP Industrial Supplies (Hull) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies industrial fasteners and fixings including bolts, nuts, screws, washers, rivets and studding. Also distributes tools, drills, abrasives, sealants, adhesives and PPE, and provides bespoke…
Serves B2B buyers in construction, engineering, manufacturing and maintenance, including trade counter customers and procurement teams needing industrial fasteners, fixings, tools, PPE and supply…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
Supplies bulk Portland cement (CEM I 52.5N) to the UK market. Imports cement from overseas manufacturing plants, stores it in large bulk warehouses, and distributes it to customers using silo loading…
Serves UK business customers requiring bulk Portland cement, including construction materials producers, concrete suppliers and other industrial buyers with tanker-delivered cement needs.
Location
FORD ASPHALTE (HULL) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies roofing materials and accessories to trade and construction customers, including concrete and clay tiles, slate, flat roofing systems (GRP, EPDM, felt), insulation, roofline and guttering…
Serves roofing contractors, builders and property owners sourcing pitched and flat roofing materials, with branch access in Hull and York.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
Kaplan Fast Food Cash & Carry Hull Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowOperates a cash and carry wholesale business supplying fast food outlets with food products and catering supplies, including kebabs, burgers, chicken, breads, drinks, spices, chilled items, packaging…
Serves fast food businesses, takeaways and caterers needing wholesale food, drinks, packaging and cleaning supplies, with delivery or collection in the Hull area.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Premier Cutting Tools Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies industrial cutting tools, machine tooling, abrasives and workshop equipment to manufacturing and engineering businesses. Distributes milling, drilling and lathe tools, tool holding systems,…
Sells primarily to B2B manufacturing and industrial companies needing specialist tooling, abrasives, workholding, lubrication, PPE and workshop supplies. Also serves automotive and general industrial…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Comtec Int UK Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies personal protective equipment and workwear, including safety footwear, helmets, gloves, eye and hearing protection, respiratory gear, fall‑protection equipment, and first aid products. Also…
Serves B2B safety, procurement and operations teams in industrial, construction, offshore, utilities and workplace environments.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing, Hiring · 4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Industrial Supplies (Hull) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies building materials and trade products including timber decking, fencing, fixings, hand tools and ironmongery, alongside industrial rubber hoses, hose fittings, firefighting equipment and…
Serves builders, tradespeople, contractors and DIY customers buying from builders’ merchants, with trade account holders and branch shoppers as key customer groups.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
ASSOCIATED GROWERS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSources fruit and vegetables from UK and international growers and supplies fresh produce to wholesalers, retailers, and hospitality businesses, operating as a wholesale distributor of fresh fruit…
Serves B2B fresh-produce buyers, including wholesalers, food retailers and hospitality businesses purchasing fruit and vegetables from UK and international growers.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Supplies bulk Portland cement to the UK market, importing cement from overseas plants, storing it in large-scale terminals, and distributing it to customers via road tanker from bulk storage and silo…
Serves B2B customers in the UK construction and building materials market, particularly organisations requiring bulk cement supplied by road tanker rather than bagged consumer products.
Location
Fox Industrial & Engineering Supplies Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies and hires industrial and engineering equipment including generators, welding machines, compressors, pipe‑working tools and power equipment. Also provides calibration of pressure gauges and…
Serves B2B customers in the industrial, engineering, ports and logistics, petrochemical, and construction sectors across North and North East Lincolnshire.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 28% CAGR over 5y
Location
HUTTON & CO (SHIPS CHANDLERS) LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides ship chandlery services supplying vessels and offshore operations with food provisions, bonded stores, maintenance consumables, spare parts and marine medical supplies, alongside logistics…
Serves B2B customers in the shipping and offshore sectors, including vessel operators, ship managers, port agents and offshore renewables companies using UK ports and wharves.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Arcmaster Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies welding equipment, welding consumables, PPE, abrasives, and hand and power tools through online and trade sales. Also provides equipment hire, repair, servicing and calibration for welding…
Serves welding, fabrication, construction and repair businesses, tradespeople and site teams, plus online shoppers and customers visiting its Hull superstore.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 8% CAGR over 4y
Location
GB Flowers Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsImports and wholesales cut flowers, plants and foliage to florists and retailers. Supplies floral sundries such as baskets, ribbons, pins and staples, and sources specific floral products on request,…
Sells B2B to flower and plant trade customers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, including buyers needing fresh flowers, plants, foliage and floral sundries with local delivery around Hull, East…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -4% CAGR over 4y
Location
Viking Hardware Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies architectural ironmongery, internal doors, handles and building hardware through trade counters and a showroom. Also provides timber and sheet materials, building plastics, drainage…
Serves trade and retail customers in Hull, Scunthorpe and Grimsby, including builders, joiners, contractors and property owners needing architectural ironmongery, doors, timber and building supplies.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Dale Leisure Supplies Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies household goods and hospitality amenities to accommodation providers. Product ranges include décor, textiles, lighting, kitchenware, appliances, welcome trays and packs, food and drink…
Serves B2B hospitality and leisure accommodation operators, including holiday parks, hotels, serviced apartments and guest facilities needing bulk household, décor, kitchen and welcome-supply…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
C.K. (Fast Food Suppliers) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies fast food ingredients, frozen foods, appetisers, packaging and cleaning materials to foodservice businesses, caterers and takeaway outlets through a cash‑and‑carry wholesale operation, also…
Serves B2B foodservice customers, including caterers, fast food takeaways and other hospitality operators using cash-and-carry or delivery supply channels.
Financial Health
StableStable · Profitable · -3% CAGR over 2y
Location
Supplies building materials and construction products through a builders’ merchant network, including timber, bricks, aggregates, plumbing and heating equipment, landscaping materials, tools,…
Serves trade and public customers across the UK, including builders, contractors, tradespeople, landscapers, plumbers, heating engineers, kitchen and bathroom installers, self-builders and homeowners.
Location
Samba Catering Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProduces and supplies pre‑packed sandwiches and snack products for businesses and organisations, including schools, hospitals, transport operators and retailers. Provides outside catering, bespoke…
Serves organisations in Hull, the East Riding and northern England, including schools, universities, hospitals, public transport operators, airlines and retailers.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 26% CAGR over 3y
Location
Rix Petroleum (Mercia) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies heating oil, gas oil and other fuels to homes, farms and businesses. Also provides fuel tanks, lubricants and AdBlue, heating system servicing, and energy solutions including solar panels,…
Serves a mix of UK households, farms and businesses, including commercial, industrial, haulage and agricultural customers needing domestic, operational or fleet fuel supply and related energy…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -10% CAGR over 2y
Location
SP (Hull) Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSources and supplies frozen seafood, specialising in salmon products such as fillets, blocks, trims, bellies and heads. Procures fish from international suppliers and sells to food processing…
Sells B2B to seafood processing companies, wholesalers and retailers, supplying buyers in frozen fish and salmon markets. Serves customers worldwide seeking sustainable seafood products.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 3y
Location
Custom Business Equipment and Stationery Supplies Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies business and office products including stationery, facilities supplies, office furniture, and workplace technology. Provides space planning, interior design, furniture installation, and…
Serves organisations in Hull and surrounding areas, including local businesses, offices, ports, councils, financial services firms, schools, academies, colleges and universities.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 2y
Location
GEORGE LODGE & SONS LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies industrial bearings, chains and power transmission components through an online catalogue, including ball bearings, miniature bearings, angular contact bearings, sleeves and related…
Serves B2B trade buyers, including maintenance engineers, manufacturers, machinery repairers and industrial distributors sourcing bearings, chains and power transmission components.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 4% CAGR over 2y
Location
Eurochem (Northern) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsDistributes industrial chemical products to sectors including food and hygiene, building maintenance, engineering and transport, print, paint and powder coating, janitorial, and public and leisure…
Serves B2B and public/leisure customers across food and hygiene, maintenance, engineering, transport, print, paintshops, janitorial, building and estate maintenance sectors.
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
ALPHASE UK LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies electrical products and components to trade and public, including cables, wiring accessories, lighting, circuit protection, fire alarm equipment, industrial plugs and sockets, control and…
Serves trade customers and the public in East Yorkshire, including electrical contractors, industrial manufacturers, marine businesses, controlled-environment sites and domestic household buyers…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Specialised Pipe & Services Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies hydraulic, pneumatic, stainless steel, tube and pipe products for engineering and industrial projects. Provides services including onsite consultancy, calibration, pressure testing, tube and…
Serves B2B engineering and project-sector customers across multiple industries, including organisations requiring hydraulic, pneumatic, stainless steel, tube and pipe, and industrial supply support…
Financial Health
StableStable · -5% CAGR over 2y
Location
AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SUPPLIES (HULL) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies automotive refinishing and industrial paint products, including car body paints, coatings and body shop materials from major brands. Provides custom colour matching and paint mixing…
Serves trade body shops, autoshops, industrial paint users and private vehicle owners, primarily in Hull and East Yorkshire, with nationwide delivery available.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Project Furnishings Limited
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsSupplies furniture and interior fittings including dining chairs, lounge chairs, bar stools, tables, table frames, metal furniture, wall panelling, mirrors and electric fires. Offers wholesale…
Serves B2B buyers in the holiday home, hospitality and commercial interiors sectors, including holiday park operators, cafés, offices and reception-area fit-out projects.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
Stratsource Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowSupplies office products and workplace equipment to businesses, including stationery, paper, envelopes, office furniture, workwear, PPE, cleaning and washroom supplies, catering items, warehouse…
Serves UK businesses and organisations, especially office managers, procurement and facilities teams in offices, warehouses, classrooms and catering environments needing workplace supplies.
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Rix Petroleum (Spalding) Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies heating oil, gas oil and other fuels to domestic, agricultural and commercial customers. Provides fuel tanks, lubricants and AdBlue, fuel delivery and accounts, and offers heating…
Sells to UK households needing heating oil and home energy products, as well as B2B customers including farms, commercial and industrial businesses, and haulage operators requiring fuels, tanks,…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -6% CAGR over 2y
Location
MULTIFRY LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies edible vegetable oils including soybean, rapeseed, sunflower and coconut oil. Provides bulk supply and packaging in containers from IBCs to smaller units, along with contract packing, IBC…
Serves B2B customers in the edible oils sector, including food businesses needing vegetable oils in 5L to 1000L packaging and bulk suppliers or manufacturers requiring contract packing and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Nortech Services Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies and hires industrial tools, equipment and consumables for trade and maintenance work, including air and power tools, fasteners, PPE, hydraulics products, and workshop supplies through an…
Serves trade and industrial customers, including construction, automotive, plumbing, maintenance, hydraulics, garden and lawn professionals, who buy tools, PPE, equipment and consumables.
Financial Health
StableStable · -6% CAGR over 3y
Location
Elliott Hygiene Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies hygiene and cleaning products, packaging materials, and catering equipment to businesses. Operates an online shop and provides product sourcing, stock supply, COSHH documentation, hygiene…
Serves businesses needing hygiene, packaging and catering supplies, particularly commercial organisations seeking ongoing support, training and compliance resources. Targets operational buyers…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Global 4 Components Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies furniture and interior components for static caravans, holiday homes and holiday parks, including dining chairs, tables, headboards, mirrors and accessories. Also provides furniture…
Serves trade customers in leisure accommodation and hospitality, including static caravan and holiday home manufacturers, holiday parks, restaurants, hotels and commercial interiors buyers across the…
Financial Health
StableStable · -7% CAGR over 4y
Location
Industrial Racking Supplies Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies warehouse storage equipment including pallet racking, longspan shelving, cantilever racking, and related accessories. Provides AR pallet racking systems and compatible components from…
Serves UK businesses needing warehouse and storage fit-outs, including operators of warehouses, factories, workshops and stockrooms buying racking, shelving and compatible accessories.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 3% CAGR over 4y
Location
A.E. Purdy Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies fresh and frozen fish and seafood, including white fish and exotic species, to pubs, restaurants, hotels, wholesalers and individual customers. Offers phone ordering with factory collection…
Serves pubs, restaurants, hotels and food wholesalers across the country, alongside individual consumers who order for collection or local home delivery.
Financial Health
StableStable · -6% CAGR over 2y
Location
FABRICAST GROUP LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsManufactures, stocks and distributes multi‑metal materials and engineering plastics, including stainless steel, copper alloys, aluminium and polymers. Provides castings, machining, heat exchanger…
Serves UK and multinational industrial businesses, including engineering, manufacturing, marine, retail display and signage customers needing metals, plastics, castings and heat exchanger support.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -3% CAGR over 2y
Location
Hull Storage & Interiors Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies storage, materials handling, and workplace equipment, including racking and shelving systems, ladders, trucks and trolleys, lockers, cabinets, and safety products. Also provides design and…
Serves B2B buyers in warehouses, workshops, offices, retail sites and industrial premises, including facilities, operations and procurement teams needing workplace storage, handling, safety and…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
J.P. Barkworth Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsWholesale supplier of saltfish and frozen exotic fish to cash and carry wholesalers, inland markets and restaurants. Sources and distributes whole fish, fillets and steaks including snapper, bream,…
Serves UK B2B trade customers, including wholesale cash-and-carry operators, inland markets and restaurants catering to West Indian, Afro-Caribbean and African cuisine, rather than direct consumers.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 33% CAGR over 3y
Location
Ideal Standard
Designs and supplies bathroom fixtures and fittings, including toilets, washbasins, taps and mixers, showers, baths, bathroom furniture, and accessories. Offers product collections and specification…
Serves UK homeowners and bathroom trade professionals, including architects, interior designers, specifiers, building-sector buyers and showroom retailers.
Location
BONDLINE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies industrial adhesives, sealants, tapes and bonding products, including silicones, polyurethanes, MS polymers and structural adhesives. Also provides insulation and soundproofing materials,…
Serves B2B customers across construction, industrial manufacturing, renewable energy, marine, glazing, modular building, automotive, caravan, lodge home, glamping pod, soundproofing and insulation…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -67% CAGR over 4y
Location
CPD Direct Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsSupplies catering, cleaning and workplace consumables through an online store, including disposable cups and containers, paper products, cleaning chemicals and equipment, drinks and snacks, hygiene…
Sells to UK businesses and organisations, including hospitality and food service operators, offices, schools, cleaning/facilities teams, and health and safety or PPE buyers.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -1% CAGR over 2y
Location
Selkirk Mechanical Handling Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies new and used forklift trucks and warehouse material handling equipment, including pallet trucks, stackers and order pickers. Provides equipment hire, attachments, servicing, repairs,…
Serves B2B customers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with forklift and material handling needs, including warehouses, logistics operators, manufacturers and industrial sites managing truck fleets.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 3y
Location
BAREK LIFT TRUCKS LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies new and used forklift trucks and materials handling equipment. Provides forklift hire, maintenance and repair, parts supply, tyre replacement, statutory inspections, and operator training…
Targets businesses in Hull, York, Harrogate and surrounding areas with forklift and materials-handling operations, including fleet managers responsible for equipment, maintenance and operator…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 3% CAGR over 3y
Location
W H HALMSHAW LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides plumbing, heating and glass products through trade counters and bathroom showrooms, supplying boilers, bathroom suites, showers, fittings and related plumbing materials to homeowners and…
Serves homeowners, plumbers, heating engineers, bathroom installers and local trade buyers across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, with showrooms and sales counters for consumer and…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 5y
Location
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How Hull Wholesale companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Hull wholesale companies earn revenue by buying goods in volume, holding inventory, and reselling at a margin to trade and organisational customers. Many also make money through supplier rebates, carriage charges, handling fees, special-order sourcing, and value-added services such as kitting, packaging, technical advice or scheduled replenishment. Pricing is usually account-based rather than list-price only: discounts reflect category, order frequency, delivery profile and credit risk. Engagements tend to sit between transactional ordering and outsourced supply, with customers expecting dependable availability, fast issue resolution and a named commercial contact when stock, returns or substitution decisions affect their own work.
Who they sell to
Typical buyers are building trades, local retailers, hospitality operators, maintenance teams, public-facing service providers and other distributors that need repeat access to stock. Purchasing managers, finance directors, branch managers and operations leads tend to influence supplier choice, while owner-managers often remain close to buying decisions in smaller customers. Sales cycles are short for routine catalogue or trade-counter supply, but longer where credit terms, nominated product ranges, delivery schedules or public-sector procurement are involved. Most routes to market are direct: account managers, telesales, trade counters and online ordering portals sit alongside occasional tendering for larger or more formal customers.
What they buy
Most wholesale firms tend to spend on systems and services that reduce stock errors, protect margin and keep customer accounts moving. Relevant categories include inventory and warehouse management, accounting, order processing, customer relationship management, pricing tools, credit control, payments, business intelligence, cyber security and payroll. Operators with depots or delivery activity may also buy transport planning, vehicle maintenance, insurance, racking, handling equipment, energy services and workplace-safety support. Professional services usually cluster around audit, tax, commercial contracts, employment advice, property, recruitment and debt recovery. Marketing spend is often practical: catalogue production, local search, trade advertising and customer reactivation rather than broad consumer campaigns.
Why and how to sell to them
Wholesale buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when margin leakage, late deliveries, stock-outs or aged debt become visible enough to affect customer retention. Other triggers include a new depot, acquisition, systems replacement, finance leadership change, a move into online ordering, or a shift from informal owner-led purchasing to managed category control. Outbound messages usually land better when they link to working capital, fulfilment accuracy, credit risk or customer service, rather than abstract efficiency claims. A useful pitch recognises that many operators run on thin operational tolerance: reducing manual work is attractive when it also protects availability, cash collection and account relationships.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
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Freshness
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