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Harry Tuffin
Type Privately held company
Founded 1955
Headquarters Churchstoke, Powys, Wales
Key people Rob Delves (Joint Chairman), Ruby Delves (Joint Chairman), Paul Delves (Managing Director)[1] , Sallie Atwell (Company Secretary)
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Products Some own brand but mainly larger and regional brands
Revenue GB£3.6 million [2] 2005
Employees 409 [3]
Website http://www.htws.info/

Harry Tuffin is an independent retailer, with shops located close to the England/Wales border in the counties of Shropshire and Powys.

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[edit] History

Harry Tuffin started the business with his wife Doris in 1955 with a garage and two petrol pumps in Churchstoke[4]. They expanded the business gradually over the following years and there are now five additional shops in Knighton, Craven Arms, Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer and Ludlow[5].

[edit] Locations

The stores are similar and are often the only general retailer serving small Marcher communities[6][7]:

  • Knighton: groceries, petrol, multi-storey car-park
  • Craven Arms: groceries, petrol
  • Churchstoke: groceries, petrol, cafe, country park with animals and an outdoor market[8]
  • Bishops Castle: groceries
  • Ludlow: groceries, petrol[9]. In Ludlow the store competes with Somerfield and Tesco.[10][11]
  • Cleobury Mortimer: groceries, petrol

The two cafes and filling stations in Churchstoke and Craven Arms are popular with motorcyclists[12][13].

[edit] The business

Harry Tuffin is part of the Nisa Today buying group. The shops are no strangers to innovation; they were, for example, the first to introduce a form of one-pound shop[14].

It is listed in the Top 300 Businesses in Wales[15].

[edit] Montgomery Spring Water Company Limited

A sister company run byt the same family from their Churchstoke site. The comapny extracts, bottles and distributes spring water.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Local Shop. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  2. ^ IC Wales. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  3. ^ IC Wales. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  4. ^ HT Company Site. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  5. ^ HT Company Site. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  6. ^ Churchstoke Community Website - supermarket listings (just one). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  7. ^ Bishops Castle Website - shop listings (specialists but not general retailers). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
  8. ^ Guide to UK Transport Cafes. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  9. ^ Goliath Business Knowledge. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  10. ^ Association of Convenience Stores Press Release. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  11. ^ Regoverning Markets Press Release. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  12. ^ Guide to best motorcycle routes. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  13. ^ Wylie & Holland RAT Pack - Breakfast stops. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  14. ^ HTPS Company Website. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
  15. ^ IC WALES - Survey of Top 300 companies. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.



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