Arnold Laver
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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, and with a turnover in excess of £87 million per year.
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 Lavers 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, http://www.magellanresidential.co.uk/news.asp?fdv=1. 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, where the Company works in partnership with local councils, public agencies, land-owners and other developers. Working alongside leading designers and other professionals at the cutting edge of UK regeneration, shaping carefully tailored solutions for the complex situations faced in delivering successful area renewal. The aim is to create vibrant new places within towns and cities.
The company has owned or owns the following sites:
British timber trade
The British timber trade was importation of timber from the Baltic, and later North America, by the British. During the Middle Ages and Stuart period, Great Britain had large domestic supplies of timber, especially valuable were the famous British oaks...
based in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. The company was founded by Arnold Laver in 1920. They have 12 Depots, Employ approximately 550, 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 Lavers 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, http://www.magellanresidential.co.uk/news.asp?fdv=1. The company also redeveloped its site on Queens Road in 2002 and it is now occupied by a B&Q
B&Q
B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
superstore. The Olympic sawmill and trade outlet moved to a new site at Mosborough
Mosborough
Mosborough ward — which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield — is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city, on the border with Rotherham, and covers an area of 8.9 km2....
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
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....
, with over 1400 seasonal holiday homes across 11 different parks.
Further interests include property development and investment, where the Company works in partnership with local councils, public agencies, land-owners and other developers. Working alongside leading designers and other professionals at the cutting edge of UK regeneration, shaping carefully tailored solutions for the complex situations faced in delivering successful area renewal. The aim is to create vibrant new places within towns and cities.
Timber World depots
The Company has 12 Depots across the UK.The company has owned or owns the following sites:
- Chesterfield RoadChesterfield Road (Sheffield)Chesterfield Road is a shopping street in Sheffield, England. It leads south from the suburb of Meersbrook to Woodseats, before becoming Meadowhead at the Abbey Lane junction, next to the Abbey pub. The road starts at Toll Bar bridge on the Meers Brook, the former boundary between Yorkshire and...
- Sheffield (Arnold Laver Retail DIY & CallCollect Centre) Now redeveloped as a Lidl supermarket - Queens Road Yard - (Now B&QB&QB&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
Warehouse) - Midhill Road (Alco yard) - (closed and Redeveloped Dec 2006 (see here).
- Shoreham Street/Bramall Lane - (Sawmills closed and now showroom closed in 2006)
- MosboroughMosboroughMosborough ward — which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield — is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the eastern part of the city, on the border with Rotherham, and covers an area of 8.9 km2....
- New Olympic saw mill, main distribution depot and trade centre & retail showroom. - ChesterfieldChesterfieldChesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
- Sawmill, trade centre and distribution yard (closed - relocated to Sheffield Halfway) - BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
- Call Collect centre, Garnett Street - OldburyOldburyOldbury may refer to:*Oldbury, Western Australia, a district south of Perth, Australia*Oldbury, Shropshire, a village near Bridgnorth, England, UK*Oldbury, South Gloucestershire, a village south of Bridgnorth, England, UK...
- Timber World Depot on Dudley Road East - Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
- Timber World Depot, Wagonway Road, Hebburn - HullKingston upon HullKingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
- Timber World Depot, Crowle Street - LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
- Timber World Depot, Pontefract Road - BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
- Timber World Depot, Canal Road - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- Timber World Depot, Liverpool Road, Cadishead - KidderminsterKidderminsterKidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
- Timber World Depot, Oldington Lane - LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Timber World Depot, New Road, Rainham - ReadingReading, BerkshireReading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
- Timber World Depot, Basingstoke Road - Sheffield CentralSheffield CentralSheffield Central is a borough constituency in the city of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, England. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
- Call Collect, Little London Road
External links
- http://www.timberworld.co.uk/ - Timber World web site
- http://www.laverleisure.co.uk/ - Holiday Homes web site
- http://www.urboregen.com/ - Urbo property development web site