Arnold Laver

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Arnold Laver & Co. Ltd
Type	Private
Industry	Timber Importer and Distributor, Distribution, Sawmill, Retailer, Holiday Homes, Property Development
Founded	1920
Founder(s)	Arnold Laver
Headquarters	Sheffield, England
Area served	UK
Products	Timber World - Softwood, Hardwood, Plywood, medium-density fibreboard, Joinery Products Roof truss, Laminates, Kitchens, Decking, Flooring, Formwork
Services	Timber World Services - Timber treatment, Timber moulding, Door servicing
Revenue	£87 million +
Owner(s)	The Laver Family
Employees	550 ~
Divisions	Timber World Timber Merchants, Laver Leisure Holiday Homes, Property Development and Investment

Arnold Laver Ltd is a timber merchant based in Sheffield. The company was founded by Arnold Laver in 1920. They have 12 depots, employ approximately 550 people, and with a turnover in excess of £87 million per year.

History

Arnold Laver started his business using a hand cart, he made customers pay in advance, bought the wood then delivered it. In its first year, Laver made enough money to buy a horse, named Charlie, to help him with his deliveries. In 1925 Arnold Laver began negotiations to purchase a much larger site on Bramall Lane and in 1927 the new Olympic Sawmills opened. This site was the companies head office in later years, with the main depot moving to the old goods-yard off Queens road, as the firm expanded.

The saw mill on Bramall Lane/Shoreham Street has been redeveloped as Arnold Laver's new head office and Anchor Point, a residential complex, which has being built above the offices on the site of the old offices and saw mill. The Site is next door to Sheffield Uniteds ground and their new hotel development. The company also redeveloped its site on Queens Road in 2002 and it is now occupied by a B&Q superstore. The Olympic sawmill and trade outlet moved to a new site at Mosborough

The company now supplies timber and timber based products to a wide range of customers and sectors, including many of the largest construction companies in the UK.

In 1960 Arnold Laver & Co Ltd diversified and established Laver Leisure, a series of holiday home park in and around Skegness, with over 1400 seasonal holiday homes across 11 different parks.

Further interests include property development and investment.

Depots

The company has 12 depots across the UK.
The company has owned or owns the following sites:

Chesterfield Road - Sheffield (Arnold Laver Retail DIY & CallCollect Centre) Now redeveloped as a Lidl supermarket
Queens Road Yard - (Now B&Q Warehouse)
Midhill Road (Alco yard) - (closed and Redeveloped Dec 2006 ^{(see here)}.
Shoreham Street/Bramall Lane - (Sawmills closed and now showroom closed in 2006)
Mosborough - New Olympic saw mill, main distribution depot and trade centre & retail showroom.
Chesterfield - Sawmill, trade centre and distribution yard (closed - relocated to Sheffield Halfway)
Bradford - Call Collect centre, Garnett Street
Oldbury - Arnold Laver Depot on Dudley Road East
Newcastle upon Tyne - Arnold Laver Depot, Wagonway Road, Hebburn
Hull - Arnold Laver Depot, Crowle Street
Leeds - Arnold Laver Depot, Pontefract Road
Bradford - Arnold Laver Depot, Canal Road
Manchester - Arnold Laver Depot, Liverpool Road, Cadishead
Kidderminster - Arnold Laver Depot, Oldington Lane
London - Arnold Laver Depot, New Road, Rainham
Reading - Arnold Laver Depot, Basingstoke Road
Sheffield Central - Arnold Laver Depot, Little London Road

References

Corporate brochure

3rd party refs required.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arnold Laver.

http://www.laver.co.uk/ - Arnold Laver & Co Ltd
http://www.laveronline.co.uk - Arnold Laver Online

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