BVG Group
BVG Group Ltd. is a multi-channel retailer with headquarters in Brecon, South Wales. The group trades by mail-order, e-commerce, newspaper, branded reader offers, B2B distribution and online marketplaces.[1] The group owns several UK brands, operating in fishing tackle, nutrition, footwear, clothing, home and garden.[2]
The business has its headquarters in Brecon, South Wales. A 385,000 sq foot distribution centre is located in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.[3] Garden building manufacture is located in Newark-on-Trent near Nottingham, and Thompson and Morgan is located in Ipswich.[4]
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Formerly | BVG Airflo Group Ltd |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Unit 5 & 6, Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate, Brecon, Powys , Wales |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Iain Burgess |
| Brands | Airflo, Fishtec, Matrix Nutrition, Samuel Windsor, Clifford James, Waltons, Thompson and Morgan, Van Meuwen, Happy Beaks, Treads |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 500-999 |
| 🌐 Website | BVG Website |
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| 📞 telephone | |
Brands:[edit]
- Airflo (fly fishing tackle)
- Fishtec (fishing tackle)
- Matrix Nutrition (sports supplements and accessories)
- Samuel Windsor (men’s footwear & clothing)
- Clifford James (clothing, home and lifestyle)
- Waltons (garden buildings and products)
- Thompson and Morgan (garden plant and seeds)
- Van Meuwen (garden plant and seeds)
- Treads (children's footwear)
History[edit]
BVG was founded in 1991 by it’s current CEO, Iain Burgess.[5] The company began by producing wedding videos, later diversifying into video and software distribution in 1994.[6]On behalf of the BVG, Mr. Burgess has received several business awards, and Management Today ranked him as the 60th most successful entrepreneur in the UK in 2008.[5]
In 2003, BVG Group was featured on the ‘Fast Growth 50’ list for it’s third consecutive year in 2003.[6]
Summer 2015 saw the group secure a £10m equity injection from Business Growth Fund[7], after increasing their revenue by 70% and profits by 300% since 2010.[8][9] BGF commented they felt “... BVG is well positioned to undertake further growth organically and through acquisitions”.[10]
In the same year, BVG Group were listed in The Sunday Times ‘International Track 200’ list of British companies with the fastest-growing international sales.[11]
BVG Group acquired Rosimian Ltd in April 2016.[12] Rosimian LTD are one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of garden buildings in the UK, supplying retailers such as Argos and Tesco, through their subsidiary companies.[13]
To accommodate this growth, BVG announced an expansion of premises and the addition and 55 jobs.[14] A Welsh Government grant of £147,000 was offered towards BVG’s capital investment of £2m, to support the expansion of their operations in Brecon - as opposed to BVG utilising its spare capacity in it’s distribution centre near Skelmersdale.[15] Welsh Labour economy minister, Edwina Hart commented that BVG Group are “... a very important employer in the region”.[16]
Spring 2017 marked the latest acquisition for BVG Group in Branded Garden Products Ltd [17], and its subsidiary companies Thompson and Morgan [18][19] and Van Meuwen.
BVG has filed accounts for 12 months to 31 August 2017. Sales are up by £34m from £80m to £114m but profit reduced from £6.2m to £3.8m.[20]
BVG Group were the focus of a case study into newspaper reader offers carried out on Channel 4’s Supershoppers in 2017.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ "BVG Airflo Group - InternetRetailing". InternetRetailing. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "BVG Airflo Group Ltd/The: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "Our Facilities | BVG Group Ltd". www.bvg-group.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "Garden Centre Update | Thompson & Morgan parent company acquired by BVG Group". www.gardencentreupdate.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Executive profile: Iain Burgess".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BVG-Airflo Group Ltd. | Fast Growth 50". www.fastgrowth50.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ Barry, Sion (2015-07-08). "BVG Airflo backed with £10 equity injection from Business Growth Fund". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "Business Growth Fund invests £16.3m in BVG Airflo and Broadband Satellite Services". Growth Business. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ Rhodes, Jon. "BVG Group". Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "BGF invests in BVG Airflo Group". Private Equity Wire. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ TWK. "League table - Fast Track". Fast Track. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "Rosimian Limited Company Overview".
- ↑ www.motifcreative.com. "Mercia Garden Products Home". www.merciagardenproducts.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ Ltd, Insider Media. "BVG Airflo to expand with government backing". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "Welsh Government". gov.wales. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "BVG-Airflo's planned £2m investment to create 55 jobs". Brecon & Radnor Express. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ BRODIE, DUNCAN. "Seed firm Thompson & Morgan to remain in Ipswich following acquisition by BVG Group". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "Acquisition of T&M by BVG Group - Hort News". Hort News. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "BVG Group buys Thompson & Morgan". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ "New accounts published for Thompson & Morgan and BVG". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ "Supershoppers - On Demand - All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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