Selco Builders Warehouse
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| Products 📟 | Building Materials |
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Number of employees | 3,000+ (2021) |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.selcobw.com |
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Selco Builders Warehouse (Selco) is a builders merchant in the United Kingdom with over 70 branches nationwide and an online store. Selco is part of Grafton Group plc, and is a member of Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
Selco sells exclusively to tradespeople and businesses in the UK, with products including building tools and equipment, timber, windows, stairs, plumbing and heating, electrics, kitchens, and bathroom suites. Selco also offers trade services within branches including material cutting, paint mixing and brick matching.
History[edit]
Selco was established in 1895 as Sewell & Co (Timber) Ltd, a family owned business based in Birmingham, UK.[1] It subsequently became Selco in 1982 when the business model became exclusive for tradespeople.
In 1990, Selco was purchased by British Dredging plc, a UK builders merchant. In 1998, it was purchased by Grafton Group plc.
In 2020, Selco celebrated 125 years of serving the trade[2]where it opened its first distribution centre in Cowley, Oxfordshire.[3]
Operations[edit]
Selco operates online and through a number of branches across England and Wales.
Selco initially operated in the Midlands with branches across Birmingham. In 1990, it began its expansion into Wales opening a branch in Swansea and two years later, in 1992, opened a branch in Cardiff. Selco then continued to expand in England, opening a Bristol branch in 1995 and its first branch in London at Walthamstow in North London in 2002.[4] In 2008, Selco opened branches in the North of England including; Leeds, Bradford and Ardwick in Manchester.[5] In 2009, Selco opened its first East Midlands branch in Nottingham. Since then, Selco has continued to expand operations opening branches across England including; Leicester, St Albans, Bristol Filton, Leeds Roundhay Road, Milton Keynes and Chelmsford.
In 2015, Selco launched a transactional website allowing tradespeople to purchase online with next day delivery and click and collect options.
Awards[edit]
In 2017, Selco was named National Merchant of the Year in the Builders Merchant News awards.[6] Selco also won Builders' Merchant of the Year Award (51+branches) 2020 at the Builders' Merchants Awards.[7] Selco was also recognised as a Academy of Chief Marketers Superbrand for the second year running in 2021.[8]
Sports Sponsorship[edit]
The company is involved in sports sponsorship. Beginning in 2022, Selco signed a three year deal as the front of shirt sponsor for the Salford Red Devils rugby league team.[9] Selco have been official partners of the Professional Darts Corporation since 2019.[10] The company was a tournament sponsor for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021, which was the first major sporting event to hold the Men's, Women's and Wheelchair competitions simultaneously.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "DIY Latest Retail News & Market Data for the Home Improvement Retailers Sector | Do It Yourself". www.insightdiy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Selco highlights its future stars". Builders Merchants Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Selco announces distribution centre opening". Professional Builders Merchant. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "London Calling is still the message for Selco". Builders Merchants Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Selco carpets north west expansion". Builders Merchants Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "The industry is honoured at the BMN Awards". www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ Group, The Hemming. "http://awards.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk/winners-2020/". awards.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-06. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Selco remains a 'Superbrand'". www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "DIY Latest Retail News & Market Data for the Home Improvement Retailers Sector | Do It Yourself". www.insightdiy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Selco Secure PDC Partnership". PDC. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ↑ "Selco Builders Warehouse unveiled as new tournament sponsor". www.rlwc2021.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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