Toolstream

Tool & Hardware Distributiontoolstream.com

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.

Company typePrivate
Founded2001
HeadquartersYeovil, United Kingdom
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

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.

Toolstream firmographics

Firmographics

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.
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Toolstream industry classification

Industry

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

Where Toolstream is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Yeovil
HQ country: United Kingdom
HQ region: Europe

Markets served

Toolstream business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Toolstream product offering

Product offering

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.

Companies that use Toolstream

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Toolstream technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
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Toolstream partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

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

Toolstream competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Toolstream financial estimates

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Toolstream leadership team

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Toolstream funding detail

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Toolstream M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Toolstream

What does Toolstream do?

Is Toolstream a public or private company?

Toolstream is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Toolstream founded?

Toolstream was founded in 2001. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Toolstream based?

Toolstream is headquartered in Yeovil, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.

Does Toolstream have an API?

No public API is recorded for Toolstream.

What industry is Toolstream in?

Toolstream's product category is Tool & Hardware Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAIADAB, Tools & Tool Accessories Retail (Hand, Power, Pneumatic), with a secondary code of CRAEAEAH, Automotive, Tools & Industrial Supplies (B2B). Its NAICS code is 423710 and its SIC code is 5072.