Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jewson

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Speedy keep: nomination withdrawn, no delete 'votes'. Computerjoe's talk 21:21, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jewson

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Not notable, reads like an advert. I withdraw my deletion nomination in light of the sourcing.--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 13:04, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep There's nothing promotional about this article. Jewson is the largest builders merchant in Britain. It has about 400 branches and there is a branch in pretty much every town in the country. The company's first branch opened in Cambridgeshire in 1836. [1] If this isn't notable then what businesses are? Such a stub should be sourced and cleaned up, rather than brought to AfD. Nick mallory 12:00, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment. It should meet WP:CORP, but it is hard to find sources on it from third-party publications. Therefore a balanced encyclopedia article doesn't look possible.-h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 12:12, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
Not possible? I gave it two minutes and added sources about the firm's sponsorship of Gloucester Rugby Union Club, the opening of a major new store in the North East and this [2] from "Worldwide Business Information and Market Reports" which states that "Having undergone a period of major consolidation, the builders’ merchants market is now dominated by Jewson Ltd (owned by Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd), Wolseley PLC and Travis Perkins PLC...These top three companies each have total sales of over £1bn." This [3] is a report from the European Commission on a merger concerning Jewsons' role as a builder's merchants in Saint Gobain's takeover of Meyer. Nick mallory 12:37, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.