Yandle & Sons

What Yandle & Sons does

Yandle & Sons Ltd (trading as Yandles) is a UK-based, family-owned timber merchant and woodworking specialist founded in 1860, headquartered in Martock, Somerset. The company operates a vertically integrated retail business combining an active sawmill, what it describes as the UK's largest Hardwood Self-Selection Timber Centre, a tools and machinery shop, an arts and crafts store, pet and equestrian supplies, an on-site café, and a year-round programme of paid woodworking courses and events. Its customer base spans amateur and professional woodworkers, trade professionals (serviced through a Trade Card programme), pet and smallholders, and arts and crafts enthusiasts.

Its core technology is industrial sawmill machinery for cutting green oak beams, planking, and custom-cut kiln-dried timber, supplemented by a network of vetted European partner mills — a relationship of more than 15 years — for cut-to-size Green Oak processing. Distribution is multi-channel: a single physical retail location open seven days a week, a full e-commerce storefront with Click & Collect, nationwide pallet delivery (free on Green Oak orders over £2,000), and local delivery within 50 miles of Martock.

The business earns revenue primarily through one-time retail product sales (woodworking tools, machinery, timber, arts and crafts, pet supplies), paid educational courses (half-day from £30, multi-day up to £269.99), café sales, and gift and course vouchers. Payment infrastructure spans Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Maestro, and Klarna BNPL. Strategic partnerships include Record Power — which sponsors courses and designates Yandles as an Authorised Training Centre — and the European green oak mills. The company operates as a private limited company with no external investment, acquisitions, or subsidiary structure disclosed.

Name

Yandle & Sons

Legal name

Yandle & Sons Ltd

Website

https://yandles.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yandle & Sons is a family-owned UK timber merchant and woodworking specialist, founded 1860 in Martock, Somerset, running a sawmill, hardwood self-selection centre, tools shop, arts and crafts, pet supplies, café, and woodworking courses for individual makers, trade professionals, and hobbyists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Timber and Woodworking Retail

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom/Contract Sawing & Portable Sawmilling (IMAMABAC), Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing (IMAMABAE), Softwood Lumber Distribution & Trading (IMAMAIAA)

Keywords

• Timber merchant
• Woodworking tools
• Sawmill operations
• Hardwood supply
• Woodworking courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Martock

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Sale of woodworking tools, machinery, timber, and related products through both e-commerce platform and physical retail store. Products include hand tools, power tools, abrasives, adhesives, blades, machinery, woodturning supplies, and timber.
2. Educational Courses: Revenue from woodworking courses including woodturning, pyrography, furniture making, hand tool joinery, bandsaw techniques, and timber finishing. Courses are offered at various skill levels from beginner to advanced.
3. Café Operations: On-site café serving breakfast, lunch, and bakery items. Open seven days a week with food sourced locally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yandle & Sons is a UK-based timber merchant and woodworking specialist operating from Martock, Somerset since 1860. The company sells hardwood timber, green oak beams, oak building kits, woodworking tools, machinery, and related consumables through both a physical retail store and an e-commerce platform. Complementing the retail offering, Yandles operates an on-site sawmill for custom-cut timber, runs woodworking courses, and hosts a café.

Product overview

Yandles is a UK-based timber merchant and woodworking specialist operating since 1860, offering a multi-category retail operation. The core offering consists of the Tools & Machinery Shop (featuring abrasives, adhesives, blades, hand tools, power tools, machinery, and woodworking equipment) and the Timber & Sawmill division (specializing in green oak beams, cut-to-size kiln dried hardwoods, and the UK's largest Hardwood Self-Selection Timber Centre). Supporting products include Oak Building Kits (garages, gazebos, pergolas, porches), Pet & Equestrian Supplies, Arts & Crafts materials, and Gift Vouchers. Additional services include the Yandles Café, an online Timber Calculator for instant pricing quotes, and year-round Woodworking Courses & Events. The business operates seven days a week with Click & Collect and nationwide delivery options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yandles Timber & Sawmill Specialist timber and sawmill service offering green oak beams, planking, waney edge, and cut-to-size kiln dried hardwoods. Features the UK's largest Hardwood Self-Selection Timber Centre for retail and trade customers.
• Yandles Tools & Machinery Shop
• Oak Building Kits Ready-to-use solid oak building kits including oak garage kits, gazebo kits, pergola kits, porch kits, and car ports.
• Green Oak Products Freshly milled green oak beams, posts, fence rails, and timber framing products including gate posts, landscaping, plinths, and exterior trim boards.
• Woodturning Tools & Blanks Full range of woodturning tools, chucks, and woodturning blanks in over 30 hardwood timbers including exotic and native woods.
• Pet & Equestrian Supplies Pet supplies including bird and wildlife products, dog accessories and food, equestrian supplies, cat, small animal, and farm feed products.
• Arts & Crafts Craft supplies including haberdashery, yarn, art supplies, knitting and crochet products, and sewing machines.
• Woodworking Courses & Events Woodturning, pyrography, furniture making, hand tool joinery, bandsaw maintenance, and timber finishing courses held year-round at the Martock site, including Record Power Authorised Training Centre courses.
• Yandles Café On-site café offering breakfast, lunch, and beverages with exotic timber tabletops, open seven days a week.
• Machinery Woodworking machinery including bandsaws, lathes, dust extraction systems, planer thicknessers, table saws, pillar drills, morticers, scrollsaws, and router tables from trusted brands.
• Custom Cut-to-Size Hardwood Machining Service Custom-cut hardwood timber machining service with online timber calculator for instant pricing, 5 working day standard turnaround, supporting UK delivery.
• Cut-to-Size Green Oak Service Cut-to-size green oak beams and framing products supplied through long-standing European mill partnerships, complementing Yandles' in-house sawmill capabilities, with online timber calculator for instant pricing.
• Gift Vouchers In-store and online gift vouchers, plus course vouchers for woodturning, furniture making, hand tool joinery, and bandsaw maintenance courses.
• Pyrography Equipment Wood burning and pyrography tools, accessories, cords, pens, tips, and pyrography blanks for decorative woodwork.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Record PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecord Power sponsors Yandle's woodturning courses and training programmes. Yandles operates as a Record Power Authorised Training Centre. The partnership includes product demonstrations, exclusive training events, and course sponsorship. Record Power provides lathes and woodworking tools for use during courses.
• European Mills (Green Oak Suppliers)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing partnership with partner mills in Europe for Green Oak timber processing. Yandles has worked with these European mills for over 15 years. Mills have been vetted to meet quality standards. These partners provide cut-to-size Green Oak services complementing Yandles' in-house sawmill capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Champion Timber: UK timber merchant with multiple branches selling hardwoods, softwoods, sheet materials, and timber products. Directly comparable as a UK specialist hardwood/softwood retailer serving both trade and consumer customers.
• Axminster Tools & Machinery: UK-based retailer specialising in woodworking tools, machinery, and training courses. Closely comparable to Yandles' tools-and-courses proposition with a similar heritage woodworking customer base.
• English Woodlands Timber: UK hardwood timber supplier offering kiln-dried and air-dried hardwoods, oak beams, and bespoke cutting services. Closely comparable to Yandles' hardwood and cut-to-size oak business.
• Berry's Timber & Joinery: Independent UK timber merchant and joinery manufacturer supplying hardwoods, softwoods, and made-to-order timber products. Comparable specialist timber focus with similar trade and DIY customer mix.
• Brooks Bros Timber: UK hardwood and softwood timber merchant with multiple branches, machining services, and trade supply. Comparable specialist timber merchant with cut-to-size and engineered wood capabilities serving similar customers.

Broad incumbents

• Travis Perkins: UK's largest builders' merchant operating thousands of branches. Broad incumbent serving trade customers with lumber, panels, and millwork as part of a much wider building materials portfolio.
• Jewson: UK builders' merchant chain supplying timber, sheet materials, and joinery products to trade customers. Overlaps with Yandles' trade timber and millwork offerings but at much greater scale and broader scope.
• B&Q: UK's largest DIY retail chain selling timber, tools, and home improvement products. Overlaps with Yandles' consumer-side tool and basic timber offering but at mass-market scale with a fundamentally different value proposition.
• Wickes: UK home improvement retailer and builder's merchant serving trade and DIY customers. Comparable in addressing both trade and consumer segments across timber and tools, though at much broader scope.
• Toolstation: UK trade tool and hardware retailer operating a large branch network plus e-commerce. Comparable to Yandles' tools and consumables range, serving overlapping trade and DIY customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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