What Toolstream does

Toolstream Ltd is a UK-based wholesale distributor of hand and power tools, tool accessories and related hardware, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Yeovil, Somerset. The company serves the Trade and DIY market through a distribution model that resells an established brand portfolio — Silverline Tools, King Dick, Dickie Dyer and Fixman — comprising over 2,000 SKUs, sourced into a regional stockist and trade account network anchored on a 118,982 sq ft freehold distribution warehouse at Boundary Way, Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil. Its go-to-market is wholesale distribution via trade accounts, with a forthcoming online B2B portal under the related Birchwood Price Tools (BPT) brand intended to enable pricing access and order capture for stockists; the portal is currently pre-launch, and pricing and revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed.

Operationally, Toolstream is closely interlinked with Group Silverline Ltd, under whose name a number of the carried brands (notably Silverline Tools) historically sat. Both Toolstream Ltd and Group Silverline Ltd have been placed into joint administration, with administrators instructing the marketing of the Yeovil warehouse at a £5m guide price. The relationship between the legacy Toolstream business, Group Silverline and the newer Birchwood Price Tools distribution identity suggests the brand portfolio is being preserved through a separate trade-facing vehicle while the original corporate vehicles are wound down.

Revenue mechanics are entirely wholesale: unit margin on tool and accessory resale to trade stockists, augmented by ancillary hardware categories under the Fixman brand. No pricing tiers, customer count, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed, and the company does not appear to operate a direct-to-consumer storefront of its own. Given that Toolstream Ltd is in administration alongside Group Silverline Ltd and is divesting its core real estate, the going-concern outlook is materially impaired; the BPT/portal strategy is best read as a defensive attempt to retain the trade book under a different operating entity rather than an offensive growth programme.

Name

Toolstream

Legal name

Toolstream Ltd

Website

https://toolstream.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Toolstream is a UK-based wholesale distributor of branded hand and power tools (Silverline, King Dick, Dickie Dyer, Fixman) serving trade stockists and DIY buyers from a 118,982 sq ft Yeovil warehouse; the company is currently in joint administration alongside Group Silverline Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tool & Hardware Distribution

NAICS

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (423710), Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4237)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware (5072), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Tools & Tool Accessories Retail (Hand, Power, Pneumatic) (CRAIADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive, Tools & Industrial Supplies (B2B) (CRAEAEAH)

Keywords

• Tool distribution
• Hand tools
• Power tools
• Hardware distribution
• Trade supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeovil

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Toolstream distributes a portfolio of over 2,000 hand and power tools and hardware accessories under established brands including Silverline, King Dick, Dickie Dyer, and Fixman. Products are supplied to trade stockists and the DIY market through a service-led wholesale operation based at a 118,982 sq ft warehouse in Yeovil, Somerset. An online B2B portal for trade account pricing and ordering is under development.

Product overview

Toolstream is a tool distribution company operating as part of Group Silverline Ltd. The company distributes a portfolio of established tool and hardware brands including Silverline, King Dick, Dickie Dyer, and Fixman through a service-led distribution operation. The portfolio comprises over 2,000 quality products. A B2B online portal for stockist trade accounts is under development. Toolstream's warehouse property at Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil (previously occupied by Silverline Tools) is currently being sold on behalf of the joint administrators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silverline Tools brand portfolio Established professional and DIY hand tool and power tool brand distributed through the Toolstream/Group Silverline wholesale network; available to trade stockists as part of the 2,000+ product portfolio.
• King Dick Tools brand portfolio Professional tool brand included in the Toolstream wholesale portfolio and offered to trade stockists.
• Dickie Dyer brand portfolio Tool brand covering pipe benders and similar hardware products, distributed via the Toolstream/Birchwood Price Tools network to trade stockists.
• Fixman brand portfolio Hardware products brand distributed as part of the Toolstream portfolio and offered to trade stockists.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Group Silverline LtdcoreOthersToolstream Ltd and Group Silverline Ltd were jointly placed into administration. Both companies appear to be related entities operating in the tools distribution sector, with shared warehouse facilities at Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ToolstreamFR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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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