Listers Timber & Builders Merchants

What Listers Timber & Builders Merchants does

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants is a privately held UK builders merchant operating a multi-branch retail and e-commerce business from Newton On Trent in Lincolnshire. The company serves both DIY homeowners and trade professionals across a 35-mile delivery radius covering Newark, Gainsborough, Sleaford, Worksop, Retford, and Louth, with a 6-day-a-week delivery service and click-and-collect options. Its product portfolio spans fencing (its historical core), sawn, tanalised and planed timber, building aggregates and blocks, roofing materials, landscaping and decking, block paving and natural stone, tools and site accessories, sheet materials, sheds and log cabins, and heating fuels.

The company's core technical differentiator is on-site fence panel manufacturing using the Panelmaster system, producing Heavy Duty Verti-Lap, Continental, Suffolk Framed, Waney Lap, Picket, Bow Top Feather Edge, and other proprietary panel designs, supplemented by curated resale of third-party brands such as FP McCann (concrete), Bradstone (paving), Durapost (UPVC fencing systems), and Everbuild (sealants). Distribution is delivered through a BigCommerce e-commerce platform integrated with seven physical branches and a local delivery fleet, with a loyalty points program for online customers.

The revenue model is transactional one-time retail and trade sales of building materials at unit pricing with both inc-VAT and ex-VAT options. There is no subscription component, no disclosed contract base, and no enterprise customers named in the available data. The company is owner-operated, has operated since the early 2000s (firmographics also reference 1984), and holds a 4.9/5 Trustpilot rating across 1,354 reviews, indicating strong local brand equity but limited geographic diversification beyond Lincolnshire.

Name

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants

Legal name

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants

Website

https://listerstimber.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants is a privately held Lincolnshire-based builders merchant running seven branches and a BigCommerce e-commerce site, selling fencing, timber, landscaping, paving, roofing, and building materials to DIY homeowners and trade professionals within a 35-mile delivery radius.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Retail

NAICS

Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Lumber & Timber Retail (Dimensional Lumber, Plywood, OSB) (CRAIAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Doors, Windows & Millwork Retail (Interior/Exterior Doors, Windows, Moulding) (CRAIAEAI), Structural & Framing Components Retail (Trusses, Joists, Beams, Engineered Wood) (CRAIAEAJ), Building Materials & Lumber Distribution (CRAOAFAD)

Keywords

• Timber merchants
• Building materials supply
• Fencing products
• Landscaping supplies
• Builders merchants

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton On Trent

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Revenue generated from direct sales of building materials, timber, fencing, landscaping products, and related hardware. Products sold at retail prices with both inc-VAT and ex-VAT options. One-time transactional purchases with no subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants is a Lincolnshire-based building supplies retailer selling timber, fencing, landscaping products, building materials, roofing supplies, paving, tools, sheet materials, sheds/log cabins, and heating fuels through an e-commerce storefront and a network of physical branches. The company also manufactures certain fence panels on-site using a Panelmaster system and operates a six-day-a-week delivery service within a 35-mile radius of Newton On Trent, Lincoln.

Product overview

Listers Timber & Builders Merchants is a UK-based building materials merchant operating from Lincolnshire with multiple branch locations. The company operates as a multi-category building supplies retailer offering a unified e-commerce platform built on BigCommerce. The core product portfolio encompasses fencing (panels, posts, gravel boards, and accessories), timber (sawn, tanalised, and planed), building materials, roofing, landscaping, block paving and paving slabs, tools and site accessories, sheet materials, sheds and log cabins, and heating fuels. The fencing range includes Heavy Duty Verti-Lap, Trellis, Continental, Suffolk Framed, Waney Lap, Picket, Bow Top Feather Edge, Wood Grain Eco Fencing, DuraPost, and Post & Rail systems. The landscaping division covers decking, sleepers, decorative aggregates, and garden furniture. Paving offerings include porcelain, natural stone, and block paving. The company serves both retail customers and trade professionals with click-and-collect and delivery options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fencing Complete range of fencing solutions including fence panels (Heavy Duty Verti-Lap, Trellis, Continental, Suffolk Framed, Waney Lap, Picket, Bow Top Feather Edge, Wood Grain Eco, DuraPost), fence posts (slotted concrete, timber, universal, corner), gravel boards, closeboard/feather edge components, and post & rail systems. Heavy Duty Verti-Lap panels are manufactured on site using the Panelmaster system. Aimed at DIY homeowners, contractors, landscapers, and agricultural customers across Lincolnshire.
• Timber Timber products including rough sawn timber (12mm-75mm), tanalised pressure-treated timber, planed timber (12mm-75mm), tongue & grooved floorboards/matchboard/shiplap/loglap, skirtings and mouldings, MDF skirtings and architraves, CLS studding, scaffold boards, and tile lats. Tanalised timber is C16-grade regularised kiln-dried softwood treated for rot and insect resistance. Targeted at construction, landscaping, and DIY customers.
• Building Materials Construction materials including building aggregates (ballast, building sand, crushed concrete, crusher run limestone, sharp sand), sand bags, drainage and guttering, postmix and cement, breeze and concrete blocks, damp proof membrane and course, tarmac cold lay macadam, insulation (Celotex, Jablight, generic), concrete lintels, brackets and roof straps, scaffold boards, additives and admixtures, and adhesives and sealants. Aimed at builders, contractors, and DIY customers.
• Roofing Materials Roofing products including Onduline roof sheets/ridges/fixings, PVC roofing sheets/eaves filler/fixings, Corotile sheets/ridges/end caps/barge boards/fixings, Coroshingle tiles and strips, galvanised roof sheets with spring head nails, OSB sheets (9mm/11mm/18mm), tile lats/battens, and felt products (adhesives, 38kg mineral felt, 22kg slaters felt, 20kg shed felt, breathable membrane). Targeted at roofing contractors and DIY roofers.
• Landscaping Outdoor landscaping products including decorative aggregates (10mm/20mm gravel, 40-80mm cobbles, slate, Cotswold, Peakstone, flamingo, golden flint, green granite/slate, moonstone, etc.), decking kits/boards/composite/handrails/spindles/lighting, sleepers (reclaimed, planed, tanalised, oak, mini), garden lighting, furniture, and gates. Targeted at landscapers and DIY gardeners.
• Block Paving & Paving Slabs Paving solutions including porcelain paving (Lake Copper, Lake Abbey, Kandla Grey, Badia), calibrated natural stone (Autumn Brown, Black Sandstone, Raj Green, Silver Grey), block paving, heavy duty slabs, and EASY Joint products. Targeted at landscapers, builders, and DIY homeowners.
• Tools & Site Accessories Site equipment and accessories including hand tools, safety gear, bottled gas, insulated tools, fasteners (nails, screws), paints, preservatives, and general site consumables. Targeted at trade professionals and DIY customers.
• Sheet Materials Sheet products including Far Eastern plywood, shuttering plywood, marine plywood, chipboard, MDF, and OSB boards in multiple thicknesses. Targeted at construction and joinery customers.
• Sheds & Log Cabins Garden buildings including log cabins, apex sheds, pent sheds, playhouses, and storage buildings. Targeted at DIY homeowners seeking outdoor storage or garden structures.
• Heating Fuels Fuel products including bottled propane/butane gas, hardwood logs, softwood logs, coal, and fire lighters. Targeted at homeowners requiring domestic heating fuel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6-day per week delivery service
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FP McCannminorOthersSupplier brand of concrete products including breeze blocks, concrete lintels, and concrete gravel boards (BRG150, GBR305 product codes reference FP McCann). Primary supplier of concrete building materials.
• BradstoneminorOthersSupplier brand of paving and landscaping products including block paving, natural stone, and garden products.
• CharltonsminorOthersSupplier brand of fencing and landscaping products.
• BirkdaleminorOthersSupplier brand of building hardware and accessories.
• EverbuildminorOthersSupplier brand of adhesives, sealants, and building chemicals including OB1 sealant adhesive and roofing products.
• DurapostminorOthersSupplier brand of UPVC fencing posts and systems. Listed as a featured brand with dedicated product pages including DuraPost Classic, Vista, and Urban ranges.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Peers

• Selco Builders Warehouse:

Broad incumbents

• Jewson: National UK builders merchant owned by Saint-Gobain, supplying timber, building materials, and landscaping products to trade professionals. Competes with Listers across essentially the same product categories but with significantly broader geographic coverage and supplier scale.
• Wickes: UK DIY and trade retailer offering timber, fencing, building materials, kitchens, and landscaping products through nationwide stores and online. Listers explicitly competes against Wickes on price, making it a direct competitor in DIY customer segments.
• Travis Perkins: UK's largest builders merchant group operating Toolstation, Keyline, and Travis Perkins branches across the country, serving both trade professionals and DIY consumers with lumber, building materials, and tools. Direct overlap in core product categories but vastly larger scale and geographic footprint than Listers.
• Huws Gray: UK-based builders merchant group operating across England and Wales with a strong focus on trade customers and a wide range of timber, fencing, and building materials. Comparable product mix and customer segments to Listers, with greater regional density.
• B&Q: UK's largest DIY chain (Kingfisher Group) selling timber, fencing, landscaping, and building materials to consumers nationwide. Listers acknowledges competing against B&Q on price, representing the largest national competitive threat in consumer-facing categories.

Direct peers

• Bradfords Building Supplies: Regional builders merchant serving the South West of England with timber, fencing, landscaping, and building materials for trade and DIY customers. Closely comparable regional builders merchant model, product mix, and customer segments to Listers, operating at slightly larger scale.
• MGM Timber: UK specialist timber and builders merchant with multiple branches across the Midlands and Northern England, focusing on timber, sheet materials, and fencing. Closely comparable regional timber merchant model with similar product portfolio, customer base, and scale to Listers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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