What TIMCO does

TIMCO is a privately held UK-based B2B distributor of professional trade products, established approximately in the mid-1970s and headquartered in Nantwich, United Kingdom. The company supplies builders, contractors, and trade professionals with an extensive catalogue of over 7,000 products organised across ten core categories: screws (including timber construction, dry-lining, metal construction, and window fabrication), fasteners and fixings, nails, adhesives and building chemicals, powertool accessories, hand tools, painting and decorating, building hardware and supplies, security and ironmongery, and workwear/PPE/safety equipment. Alongside the broad-line catalogue, TIMCO maintains branded sub-portfolios including FirmaHold collated nails, Paslode-compatible nail and fuel-cell systems, and Squire Locks padlocks and security accessories.

The company operates a dual distribution model: direct e-commerce sales via timco.co.uk — complete with trade account registration and login — and a network of UK-based stockists who resell TIMCO products to trade customers. Value proposition elements highlighted in source material include overnight delivery, 'unbeatable stock holding,' expert advice, and what the company terms professional marketing and merchandising services (the 'TIMCO hug'). Pricing is quote-based for bulk orders, and revenue is generated through trade-channel sales of physical goods rather than subscriptions, licensing, or services.

TIMCO is a private, independent company with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or public listing; no management team, leadership, ownership, or financial figures (revenue, headcount trend, EBITDA, or comparable) are present in the source data beyond a headcount band of 101–250 employees. There are no disclosed mergers, acquisitions, funding rounds, partnerships, regulatory actions, or leadership changes in the available data; the only stated customer segment is UK trade professionals. The company's operating geography is exclusively the United Kingdom, with no international footprint or stated export activity on record.

Name

TIMCO

Legal name

TIMCO

Website

https://timco.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TIMCO is a privately held UK B2B distributor supplying trade professionals with over 7,000 construction and hardware products across ten categories — including screws, fasteners, nails, hand and power tools, building hardware, security, and PPE — sold via direct e-commerce and a UK stockist network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

TIMCO is a UK-based B2B distributor of construction trade products, supplying screws, fasteners, nails, power tools, hand tools, and a wide range of site consumables to building trade professionals. The company offers more than 7,000 products across 10+ categories, with overnight delivery and an extensive stockist network supporting builders, contractors, and timber frame manufacturers across the UK.

Product overview

TIMCO is a B2B supplier offering over 7,000 quality hardware and construction products for trade professionals. The portfolio is organized across 10 core product categories: Screws (timber construction, dry-lining, metal construction, window fabrication), Fasteners & Fixings (engineering, plumbing, masonry, cavity), Nails (FirmaHold and Paslode branded collated nails, loose nails), Adhesives & Building Chemicals (tapes, sealants, foams, lubricants, cleaners, paints), Powertool Accessories (drilling, cutting, abrasives, driver bits), Hand Tools (striking, cutting, measuring, clamping), Painting & Decorating (brushes, rollers, fillers, woodcare), Building Hardware & Supplies (metalwork, damp proofing, ventilation), Security & Ironmongery (Squire Locks branded padlocks, hinges, door hardware), and Workwear/PPE (clothing, safety equipment). TIMCO provides award-winning customer service with expert advice, stock holding, and overnight deliveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Screws and fasteners range A broad assortment of screws, fasteners, and nails for timber, masonry, and metal fixing applications, supplied to UK construction trade professionals across multiple specialised sub-categories.
• Power tools Range of powered tools intended for trade use on building and roofing sites, supplied alongside the broader TIMCO catalogue to construction professionals in the UK.
• Hand tools Hand tools supplied to UK trade builders and contractors as part of TIMCO's consolidated construction product offering.
• Site consumables and building products A diverse assortment of on-site consumables and ancillary building products supplied to UK trade customers across more than 10 product categories to support end-to-end project needs.
• Overnight trade delivery service UK overnight delivery service for trade orders, designed to keep building sites supplied and minimise downtime by getting orders to site the next day.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Wickes: Wickes is a UK home improvement retailer serving both DIY consumers and trade professionals with kitchens, joinery, building materials, and a hardware range. It competes with TIMCO in building hardware, fixings, and painting/decorating categories for the trade segment.
• Howdens Joinery: Howdens is the UK's largest supplier of kitchens and joinery products to trade customers via a depot network. It overlaps with TIMCO in building hardware, fixings, and trade-channel distribution, though it specializes in fitted kitchen/joinery rather than general hardware.
• Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins is the UK's largest builders' merchant group, serving trade professionals across heavyside and lightside materials, including timber, bricks, and a broad hardware range. It overlaps TIMCO in fixings, fasteners, hand tools, and ironmongery, but at much broader scope.

Direct peers

• Toolstation: Toolstation is a UK and European trade tools and hardware supplier offering a comparable catalog of screws, fixings, hand and power tools, and accessories. It targets the same SMB trade buyer segment with rapid collection/delivery, directly overlapping TIMCO's proposition.
• Screwfix: Screwfix is the UK's largest direct-to-trade supplier of hardware, tools, and accessories, with extensive store coverage and strong e-commerce. It competes head-to-head with TIMCO across screws, fasteners, hand tools, power tool accessories, and workwear, serving the same trade professional customer base.
• IronmongeryDirect: IronmongeryDirect is a UK online specialist in ironmongery, door hardware, and architectural fittings, with deep stock and next-day delivery. It is a focused direct competitor to TIMCO's Security & Ironmongery and Building Hardware categories, serving the same trade buyer.
• Cromwell Tools: Cromwell Tools (now part of the Rubix group) supplies cutting tools, hand tools, and MRO consumables to UK industrial and trade customers. It is comparable to TIMCO's Hand Tools and Powertool Accessories categories for the professional and trade end-user.

Regional players

• Keyfix: Keyfix is a UK supplier of masonry fixings, restraints, and structural building hardware to the construction trade. It overlaps with TIMCO's Building Hardware & Supplies and Fasteners & Fixings categories, focused on the construction-product subset of TIMCO's catalog.
• Ridgeons: Ridgeons is a regional East Anglian builders' merchant supplying timber, building materials, and trade hardware. It overlaps with TIMCO in fixings, hand tools, and building supplies, but is geographically concentrated compared to TIMCO's UK-wide reach.

Emerging players

• Amazon Business: Amazon Business is a B2B procurement marketplace offering trade buyers fast delivery on fasteners, tools, and consumables. It competes with TIMCO on convenience, price transparency, and digital ordering for trade customers purchasing commodity hardware items.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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