The 2022 BusinessLive list of the 500 biggest businesses in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Today we print in full the 2022 BusinessLive list of the 500 biggest businesses in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
The 2022 list has been compiled by researchers from the Business Schools at De Montfort, Derby and Nottingham Trent Universities, supported by East Midlands Chamber, and sponsored by Leicester property developer Bradgate Estates.
Because of the way the list is compiled it does not use the latest accounting figures published on Companies House - instead they use accounts filed between the period July 2019 and June 2020. That means that some of the figures relate to the start of the pandemic.
However they still provide an indicator of the range and strength of businesses across the three counties.
The Nottingham pharmacy group is owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) in America.
Plans to sell it were pulled last month with WBA saying it will now keep Boots and the No7 beauty brand under its existing ownership following an “unexpected and dramatic change” in the financial markets.
The Boots brand has 2,000 UK stores and sales grew 13.5 per cent in the three months to May, as shoppers headed back to UK high streets, with sales of beauty products doing well.
Based out of Grove Park, Leicester, Sytner has built a reputation as a new and used retailer of some of the most prestigious car brands in Britain.
They include the likes of Aston Martin, BMW, McLaren, Jaguar, Rolls Royce and Land Rover.
The Pendragon car dealership business has moved up a space this year from fourth on our list.
Founded in 1989, it represents more than 20 vehicle manufacturers at more than 160 sites across the UK under the Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and Car Store brands.
Leicestershire-based fashion retailer Next also moves up a space.
The business has remained strong due to its proactive approach during Covid-19, subsequent global stock shortages, general HGV driver shortages – partly caused by Brexit – rising international freight costs and recent price rises.
5 (6) FRASERS GROUP (formerly SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC)
Founded in 1982, Mike Ashley’s retail group is the UK’s biggest sporting goods retailer by revenue, and operates a diversified portfolio of sports, fitness, fashion and lifestyle fascias and brands.
The group also wholesales and licenses its brands to partners in the UK, continental Europe, the Americas, and the Far East.
Mr Ashley recently sold Newcastle United FC and was one of the parties interested in buying Derby County out of administration prior to its sale last week to Clowes Developments.
Britain’s biggest housebuilder lost more than £1.3 billion in sales as a result of lockdown – reflected in the figures used here.
Revenues at Barratt Developments, which is based in north west Leicestershire, dropped almost 30 per cent over the year to June 30, 2020, to £3.42 billion.
Pre-tax profits, meanwhile, almost halved – to £492 million compared to £910 million the previous year.
In 1989 Japanese car manufacturing giant Toyota announced plans to establish its first European factory at Burnaston, near Derby – and in December that year it established Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK).
Today, the majority of the cars manufactured at Burnaston are hybrids, running on a combination of petrol and electricity.
Eco-Bat Technologies is the world’s biggest producer and recycler of lead, and offers a closed recycling loop for lead-acid batteries.
9 (9) BLOOR INVESTMENTS t/a BLOOR HOMES AND TRIUMPH BIKES
Measham-based Bloor Homes was established in 1969 and is building houses at a rate of more than 2,000 a year – everything from one-bedroom apartments to seven-bedroom luxury homes.
Using the money he made in housebuilding, founder John Bloor revived the Triumph Motorcycles brand in the 1980s, relocating it to Hinckley and opening factories around the world.
Key dates in the chain's growth include starting its first store in Leicester back in 1930, developing its first Wilko brand paint range in 1973 and welcoming its first online customer in 2007.
Today, it is a brand with over 14,000 Wilko products which make up more than half its annual sales.
It has more than 400 stores in the UK and is rapidly growing wilko.com with more than 200,000 products available.
Greencore Group plc is a leading manufacturer of convenience foods, supplying chilled, frozen and ambient foods to some of the most successful retail and food service customers in the UK.
Its team of chefs create over 1,000 new recipes each year and work hard to ensure our products are fresh, nutritious, and tasty.
One of the UK’s biggest construction and infrastructure specialists, Aggregate Industries is based in north west Leicestershire.
Aggregate industries is a £1.3 billion turnover business with more than 200 sites and more than 3,500 staff, which produces everything from building aggregates to asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete products.
It also provides national road surfacing and contracting services.
The family-owned business, based in Melton Mowbray, is one of the UK’s biggest makers of sandwiches and wraps, its main area of business, and the market leader for savouries and pasties.
It owns the Ginsters and West Cornwall Pasty businesses, Soreen malt loaves and the SCI-MX sports nutrition business, as well as Walker and Son pork pies, Dickinson and Morris pork pies, Higgidy and Walkers sausages.
Caterpillar is also heading up the list. The US machinery giant established its first major facility outside the United States more than 60 years ago in the United Kingdom.
Today its main assembly operation is in Desford, Leicestershire. Major industries served by Caterpillar in the UK include mining, marine, construction, industrial, quarry and aggregates and electric power.
Nottingham headquartered recruitment giant Staffline is the UK’s leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying tens of thousands of staff per day to hundreds of client sites, across industries including agriculture, supermarkets, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing.
B+K dates back to 1923 and has grown to become one of the UK’s most successful privately-owned construction and development groups.
There are 27 companies within the group specialising in construction and construction-related activities, which have a combined turnover of more than £1 billion.
Back in the spring the boss of Dunelm said the Leicestershire retailer was likely to “accelerate” price increases in the next few months amid surging costs.
Chief executive Nick Wilkinson told the PA news agency that the company had kept prices flat in previous years but has recently imposed increases and expects more to come.
Rolls-Royce is Derby’s biggest private sector employer with around 12,000 staff working in the city.
Two Rolls-Royce businesses are located in Derby - its civil aerospace division and its defence division manufactures nuclear power plants for Royal Navy submarines. Rolls-Royce has been in Derby for over 100 years.
The “nearly new” car retailer, which has 17 stores across the UK, recently said the rising price of cars plus a bigger share of the market helped fuel growth.
The business continues to grow its share of the second hand car market, and has a medium term plan to open new stores and grow revenues to £2 billion.
20 (13) BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION UK (ALSTOM GROUP)
In February 2021, a £4.9 billion deal to sell Derby-based train maker Bombardier Transportation to the French Alstom group went through.
The deal saw the Litchurch Lane works, which employs 2,000, among the assets transferred to the new owner.
Design, manufacture and maintenance of mechanical handling equipment, process plant and road tankers
26 (27) VAILLANT GROUP UK & VAILLANT INDUSTRIAL UK
The leasing and maintenance of rolling stock
29 (34) GRAHAM BELL (HOLDINGS) t/a AVAILABLE CAR
32 (31) CROWN CREST GROUP t/a POUNDSTRETCHER
Workspaces, data centres, e-commerce, IT, cloud and print services
Plastic injection parts for the automotive industry
Waste management and resource recovery
UPVC doors, windows, fascias, roofing parts and fixtures
Trucks, vans and car sales and rentals
Manufacturer and distributor of chemical and plastic products
Number of employees: N/A
Care homes and retirement living
Technology and IT supplies reseller
Tile sales to public and trade
62 (245) TAYLOR HOBSON/AMETEK AIRTECHNOLOGY GROUP/FINE TUBES/AMETEK (GB)/AEM
Ultra precision measurement instruments and diamond turning lathes
Products and services for the process control industry
Ford and Slater DAF truck dealerships
68 (n/a) MI HUB LIMITED
Upholstered furniture and home furnishings
Products and services for biopharma, healthcare, education and government
74 ASHFIELD HEALTH/ASHFIELD HEALTHCARE/ASHFIELD MEETINGS & EVENTS
Chemical coating and additives manufacturer
77 (69) AIRLINE INVESTMENTS t/a LOGANAIR
Agronomy advice, seed, crop protection products and farming services
Paints, varnish, coatings, printing ink
81 (88) HUNTER DOUGLAS UK RETAIL t/a HILLARYS BLINDS
Tyres for quarry, waste and port vehicles
Traffic management, waste and recycling, fencing installations, vehicle engineering
Manufacturer of corrugated packaging, sheet board and boxes
92 (n/a) GLW FEEDS LIMITED
Livestock and speciality feed manufacturers
Recycling, land remediation, site clearances
The manufacture and supply of electronic components
Platform, telehandler, cherry picker sales and hire
99 (107) WALTER E. STURGESS & SONS
Kidney disease medical products and services
Reseller of IT services and solutions
The extrusion, anodising, painting and fabrication of aluminium
Design consultancy and clothing supplier
Commercial heating and plumbing merchants
Commercial linoleum, vinyl, flocked, carpet tile and entrance flooring
118 (128) BROADTHORPE t/a WILLIAM DAVIS HOMES
Food labels and flexible packaging
121 (111 (113) HAJCO 199 t/a Watling JCB
Mining, construction and civil engineering machinery sales
Household energy supplies and heaters
125 (n/a) STRATFORD RETAIL PARTNERS LLP
Industrial and aerospace parts and structures
128 (142) MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDS t/a ALPHAGARY
Polymer compound manufacturer supplying speciality plastics
Farming, processing and distribution of Red Tractor and halal poultry products
Supplies of chilled, ambient and frozen foods to caterers
Supplying major retailers with prepared vegetables
Multi-channel marketing services including film, print, POS
Number of employees: n/a
Vehicle parts and accessories wholesaler
Advanced electronics design and manufacture
Engineering, workforce and supply chain services
Event merchandising, online stores and licensing
Discount home and garden products
154 (149) MORTGAGE AND SURVEYING SERVICES LIMITED
Ground engineer and geotechnical contractor
Building engineering, installation, maintenance and monitoring
157 (n/a) MY HOME MOVE
Windows, doors, conservatories and related building products
160 (154) J.H.& F.W.GREEN
Timber and building materials, farming and property developer and landlord
Mild steel sheet and coil supplier
HR and payroll services and software
175 (323) SYNCREON TECHNOLOGY (UK) and SYNCREON AUTOMOTIVE (UK)
Supply chain support for global automotive and technology brands
Clinical, commercial and digital services to life sciences companies
181 (411) BLUEPRINT OPERATIONS & BLUEPRINT OPERATIONS
Pub, bingo and arcade machines & games developer
Fostering, residential care, education and community assessments
Materials and products for automotive, industrial and other drivetrain applications
Packaging systems, industrial services, composites and energy
Conveyor belts and loading systems for baggage, building products, mining and warehouses
193 (n/a) PROJECT C TOPCO LIMITED
Linen management for health, hospitality, air and care sectors
Garage doors and front doors
Bus companies including Trentbarton and Kinchbus
202 (229) EOTH t/a RAB and LOWE ALPINE
Commercial explosives, drilling and blasting
209 (379) STERIS SOLUTIONS & ALBERT BROWNE
Patient care and infection prevention
Global vehicle testing facilities and innovation park
Warehousing and distribution for chilled, ambient and frozen foods
Drinks such as VK and Hooch, hotels, restaurants and conference facilities
Thermoplastics for automotive and other sectors
218 (n/a) BM FASHIONS (HOLDINGS) t/a FASHION UK
Licensed clothing, footwear and accessories
Washing powder and cleaning products
Civil and electrical engineering construction work
Mechanical and electrical design and build contractor
Sale and distribution of metals and alloys
234 (n/a) QUAD UK TOPCO
Manufacture of pet treats and accessories
240 (304) DIGITAL SPACE TOPCO (formerly TIMICO TOPCO)
Supply chain services to health sector
New and used plant sales and servicing
244 (n/a) HAMMONDS FITTED FURNITURE GROUP
Wholesale of waste and scrap
Masterplanning, architecture, urban, landscape and interior design
Motorhome, campervan and caravan sales
Residential, nursing and dementia care
253 (n/a) DERBYSHIRE SUPPORT AND FACILITIES SERVICES
National health service facilities management and IT
Design and manufacture of upholstered furniture
255 (287) BEACHCROFT HOLDINGS LIMITED (formerly HEATHCOTES GROUP)
Residential care for adults with learning difficulties and mental health needs
Polymers, composites, chemicals and other industrial materials
Vehicle rental, contract hire, finance and lease management
262 (389) NJDR GROUP t/a EE SSMITH
Transmission and distribution of natural gas
Manufacturer of dispenser pumps, sprayers, caps and closures
Lab equipment and industrial scales
268 (n/a) GRASS VALLEY BROADCAST SOLUTIONS
Technology for live media and entertainment
Manufacturer of low voltage distribution boards
Engineering services in design, modelling, simulation and custom software
271 (280) TK ELEVATOR UK LIMITED (formerly THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR UK)
Elevators, escalators and moving walkways
Helping companies cut carbon emissions
Manufacturer of aerospace nuts, bolts and associated products
275 (391) ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING UNITED KINGDOM
Support services for transport sector, fleets, defence, plant and agriculture
Supplier to the food, personal care, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors
Floor coverings, furnishings and other interior design services
282 EV CARGO SOLUTIONS LIMITED (previously JIGSAW SOLUTIONS)
Marketing and management of UK domestic transport solutions to blue chip customers
Bars, nightclubs and music venues, property development and management
285 (275) TBW NO.1 (formerly THE BARCODE WAREHOUSE GROUP)
Barcode scanners and printers, card printers and labels
Car, van and motorbike finance
287 (459) ARC PROPERTY SERVICES PARTNERSHIP t/a SCAPE
Managing construction, consultancy and civil engineering frameworks
288 (341) M.M.D. MINING MACHINERY DEVELOPMENTS
Recruitment of technical and engineering personnel
290 (n/a) WARD GROUP HOLDINGS
Metal recycling and waste processing
Medical devices, medicines and diagnostic equipment
Concert promoter, venue operator, festival organiser and artist management
296 (373) LAKSHMI & SON'S (t/a) COFRESH
New and used tractors and construction machinery
PFI road delivery and maintenance
Number of employees: n/a
Owns a chain of McDonald’s restaurants
304 (n/a) C.D.INVESTMENTS (UK)
Convenience stores across central England
Crusher spares and repairs for mining, quarrying and recycling
Sale and distribution of metallic ores, metals and ferro alloys to European steel, foundry, refractory and ceramics industries
Cutting tools/hydraulic systems/housebuilding
Manufacturer of products for sports medicine and rehabilitation
Drug trial support and supplies
319 (n/a) GREENBROOK HEALTHCARE (HOUNSLOW)
GP Practices, Urgent Care Centres and community services
320 (353) THE RH GROUP (formerly RH DEVELOPMENT (PROPERTY))
Vehicle valeting, cosmetic repairs, delivery and collection
Property management, auctions and commercial estate agency
Supplier of limestone powder, granules and aggregates
Manufacture of medical bandages, dressings and hosiery
Services for water and energy utilities and other customers
Food cutting and milling equipment
333 (n/a) P R MARRIOTT DRILLING
Specialist in IP law, trademarks, patents and licensing
Inks, printers and photo equipment
345 (n/a) AMBER BEVERAGE UK (previously CELLAR TRENDS)
Building and running UK holiday sites
Tableware and barware for the hospitality industry
350 (n/a) BEECHDALE MOTOR GROUP
Manufacturing machinery for global construction industry
352 (n/a) INTEGRATED DEBT SERVICES
Debt collection for government departments
354 (n/a) LINCOLN PROTEIN HOLDINGS
Shop display and merchandising equipment
Research and experimental development in biotechnology
Manufacturer of refractory and technical ceramics products
Sale of timber and building materials
Manufacturing and installing shutters, blinds and curtains
Distribution boards, control panels and control centres
Drainage, plant hire, groundwork and remediation
Making seals, coatings and connectors for industry
Water and gas pipes, ducting and other fittings/utility network quality assurance/property
371 (n/a) EVOLUTION FUNDING GROUP
Motor finance broker and technology provider
375 (n/a) HOPTON TRADING HOLDINGS
Print and post services, online document portals and digital communications
Bakery, confectionery, preserves, chutneys and other food
381 (392) TRIGON GROUP (formerly TRIGON HOLDINGS)
Sale of vehicle parts, accessories, tyres and exhausts)
McDonald’s restaurant chain operator
384 (n/a) ASRA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Number of employees: (n/a)
Products for industry, construction, civil engineering and agriculture
389 (399) BCM EMPLOYMENT & MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Corporate, promotional and sportswear/visual communications/digital textile printing
Home, garden and leisure products
Importer and wholesaler of garden, home and leisure products
393 (n/a) LUBRICANT HOLDINGS (MIDLANDS)
Chemical product manufacturing and packaging
Goods and services for cosmetic retail outlets
403 (n/a) PARKERS MOTOR SERVICES (SYSTON)
Design, manufacture and supply of bathroom products
Specialist in lime, dolime and other minerals
Control room design and management
411 (n/a) WOOLLEY GMC ENGINEERING HOLDINGS
Machining and assembly of products for power generation and off-highway machinery
The importation & sale of wine
416 (424) APERAM STAINLESS SERVICES & SOLUTIONS UK
Stainless, electrical and specialty steel products
Mens and ladies shoes, boots and sandals
418 (n/a) WALKER & SON (HAULIERS)
Manufacturer of natural animal feed additives
421 (n/a) PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES
Manufacturer of concrete pipes, manholes, culverts and drains
Measuring equipment for sectors such as aerospace, automotive and energy
426 (n/a) BCD MEETINGS & EVENTS
Corporate meetings and events agency
Contract hire and fleet management
431 (n/a) W M BUILDING SERVICES (LEICESTER)
Mechanical and electrical contracting services
432 (n/a) PREDAPTIVE OD (trading as HOLOVIS UK)
AV, virtual reality and real-time immersive experiences
433 (453) TBH RECRUITMENT (formerly THORN BAKER)
Production machining and assembly of castings
HR, employment law, health and safety services
439 (n/a) MIDLAND COMMUNICATIONS DISTRIBUTION
Supplier of CNC machines and printer technology
444 (n/a) PWP BUILDING SERVICES (HOLDINGS)
Truck and other transport parts
446 (n/a) AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES UK
447 (477) G.A.E. SMITH (HOLDINGS) (trading as CASEPAK)
Trade supplier of electrical products
455 (n/a) LRS BROADHURST HOLDINGS (trading as LONG RAKE SPA)
456 (n/a) TRUST GROUP HOLDINGS (trading as TRUSTMED PHARMACY)
Dispensing services for Leicester hospitals trust
Manufacturer of medical and dental instruments
Manufacturer of aftermarket catalytic converters, DPFs and front pipes
Human albumen for medical science
Combustion and environmental systems for petrochemicals, power generation, pharmaceutical, biogas, renewable feedstock and other industries
Industrial valve and pump manufacturer
Earthing, lightning and surge protection products
Manufacturer and developer of bio-pharma products
473 (n/a) R.A.LABONE & CO
Plastic injection mouldings, metal pressings, insert mouldings, assemblies and tools
Packaging for beauty, drinks, gift, entertainment and corporate markets
478 (n/a) TOM HARTLEY CARS
480 (n/a) WB POWER SERVICES
Generator sales, hire and maintenance
Replacement parts for cars and vans
International specialist in printing inks and printing aids
486 (n/a) NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB
Licensed merchandise from brands such as Disney, Marvel and DC
488 (n/a) BRADGATE CONTAINERS (HOLDINGS)
Manufacture and installation of containers and purpose built modules
489 (n/a) CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP
Digital railway and connected transport solutions
Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
493 (n/a) ITP ENGINES UK
Skip hire and waste management
496 (n/a) MOTO DIRECT HOLDINGS
Motorcycle clothing and safety gear
499 (n/a) HENTON & CHATTELL
500 (n/a) PHENNA GROUP TOPCO
Investor in testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) companies