Here we reveal the third part of our countdown to the LeicestershireLive 2022 Top 200 Companies list – taking companies from positions 50 to 21.
The Top 20 will be unveiled later this morning (February 22) during a breakfast presentation at the Winstanley House hotel in Leicester, and will be published on BusinessLive shortly thereafter.
The list, based on annual turnover, was compiled by De Montfort University using publicly available information from Companies House for the 2019/20 financial year. It was sponsored by Leicestershire-based Patterson Commercial Law.
The companies included are national and international players, supporting tens of thousands of jobs and injecting billions into the economy.
As well as celebrating the list and the people involved in its creation, the breakfast event will also recognize Leicestershire’s biggest business, highest climber of 2022 and highest new entry.
Richard Edwards, regional events manager for LeicestershireLive and the parent company of BusinessLive Reach Plc in the Midlands and South East regions, said the list reflected the success of large and medium-sized businesses that have made the regional business community this that she is today.
Mr. Edwards said, “Never has it been more important to celebrate the vital role played by our county’s biggest companies.
“We have some exceptional businesses located in our area that are achieving great things – they are living proof of Leicestershire’s economic resilience and strong business vitality.”
Rik Pancholi, Managing Director of Patterson Commercial Law, said: “As a business and commercial law firm, all we do is support small and medium-sized businesses and it’s great to see some of our customers count among the best companies in Leicestershire.
“When the opportunity arose to work with LeicestershireLive to support Leicestershire’s Top 200 in January 2022, we thought there would be no better way to start the year than with such a fantastic celebration. .”
The Leicestershire list complements the East Midlands 500 Best Companies list, also published by BusinessLive. DMU has partnered with the University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University to compile this list.
Here’s part three of our Top 200 50-21 list – with the previous year’s numbers in parentheses:
50 (78) HAJCO 199 t/a Watling JCB
Sale of new used JCB machines in the construction, agricultural and industrial sectors
Turnover: £112,977,000
Employees: 171
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Watling JCB, Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicestershire, LE8 6LJ
49 (84) BROADTHORPE
Houses of William Davis
Turnover: £115,752,000
Employees: 467
End of year: 31/05/2020
Address: Forest Field, Forest Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3NS
48 (111) BELL ROCK WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT
Facilities Management, Property, Services, Mechanical and Electrical
Turnover: £116,489,000
Employees: 1056
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Bog 1 Waterloo Way, Leicester, LE1 6LP
47 (74) EENDEE PARTICIPATIONS
Civil engineering and earthmoving services.
Turnover: £117,927,000
Employees: 86
End of year: 30/06/2020
Address: 4 Bank Court, Weldon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RF
46 (81) DELIFRANCE (UK)
Manufacture and marketing of frozen pre-baked French breads and pastries
Turnover: £119,982,000
Employees: 366
End of year: 30/06/2020
Address: Chartwell Drive, Wigston LE18 2FL
45 (79) CENTRAL GARAGE (UPPINGHAM)
garage services
Turnover: £124,477,000
Employees: 275
End of year: 30/04/2020
Address: Regent House 80 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7NH
44 (86) SMITH BROTHERS (LEICESTER)
Manufacture and installation of dust extraction systems
Turnover: £126,471,000
Employees: 461
End of year: 30/09/2019
Address: 295 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7QJ
43 (87) DRUCK
Precision measuring equipment
Turnover: £131,280,000
Employees: 627
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: 2 Groby Trading Estate, Fir Tree Lane, Groby, Leicestershire, LE6 0FH
42 (73) WALTER E. STURGESS & SON
Car sales and maintenance
Turnover: £134,553,000
Employees: 291
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Austral House Coventry Road, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, LE9 6QD
41 (76) NATIONAL PLATFORMS
Rental of specialized motorized access equipment
Turnover: £135,602,000
Employees: 975
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: 15 Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4PN
40 (106) GLW FOODS
Merchants and agricultural advisers
Turnover: £144,777,000
Employees: 134
End of year: 09/30/2019
Address: Lindum Mill, Ashby Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9BS
39 (69) BOARD24
The manufacture of corrugated cardboard
Turnover: £147,261,000
Employees: 360
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: 2 Franks Road, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1TT
38 (67) LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
Premier League football club and FA Cup 2020 winners
Turnover: £154,833,000
Employees: 268
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: King Power Stadium Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FL
37 (72) BREEDON CEMENT
Cement manufacturing
Turnover: £154,833,000
Employees: 268
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Breedon-On-The-Hill, Derbyshire, DE73 8AP
36 (63) OFFICE DEPOT INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Distribution of office supplies by correspondence
Turnover: £158,420,000
Employees: 635
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: 501 Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester, LE4 2BN
35 (58) CEVA FREIGHT (UK)
Providing air and ocean freight forwarding and custom services
Turnover: £158,582,000
Employees: 306
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Ceva House Excelsior Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 9BA
34 (66) SHOE AREA
Shoe retailer
Turnover: £162,047,000
Employees: 3,428
End of year: 05/10/2019
Address: Haramead Business Centre, Humberstone Road, Leicester, LE1 2LH
33 (61) GROUP IB
Distribution of confectionery
Turnover: £167,210,000
Employees: 596
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: 25-27 Jubilee Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5TX
32 (48) SMARTWAY PW. PARTICIPATIONS
Pharmaceutical products
Turnover: £171,728,000
Employees: 69
End of year: 31/03/2020
Address: The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, Leicester, LE3 5DE
31 (64) VWR INTERNATIONAL
Sale & distribution of laboratory equipment, consumables & reagents
Turnover: £184,866,000
Employees: 453
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Hunter Boulevard Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN
30 (49) JOULE GROUP
Creation and sale of clothing, accessories and household items
Turnover: £190,808,000
Employees: 1,690
End of year: 31/05/2020
Address: Compass House, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7QD
29 (57) FISHER SCIENTIFIC United Kingdom
Supplier of scientific equipment and chemicals
Turnover: £198,225,000
Employees: 628
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RG
28 (68) STREVENS VEHICLE PORTFOLIOS
Sale of new and used commercial vehicles
Turnover: £199,376,000
Employees: 612
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Hazel Drive, Narborough Road South, Leicester, LE3 2JG
27 (60) DAVIDSONS DEVELOPMENTS
Residential and commercial real estate development
Turnover: £201,040,000
Employees: 295
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Unit R Ivanhoe Park Way, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2AB
26 (54) EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Sales and distribution of products to the process control industry
Turnover: £202,322,000
Employees: 597
End of year: 09/30/2019
Address: Meridian East, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1UX
25 (42) GLOBAL PAYMENTS UK
Electronic transaction processing for retail
Turnover: £213,896,000
Employees: 325
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Granite House Granite Way, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1PL
24 (38) CROMWELL TOOLS
Industrial supplies
Turnover: £218,473,000
Employees: 1,000
End of year: 31/12/2019
Address: Chartwell Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1AT
23 (44) TOPPS TILES
Sale of ceramic and porcelain tiles
Turnover: £219,197,000
Employees: 1,905
End of year: 30/09/2019
Address: Thorpe Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicestershire, LE19 1SU
22 (59) NOTTINGHAM REHABILITATION
Health services and products
Turnover: £219,796,000
Employees: 1,117
End of year: 31/03/2020
Address: Sherwood House, Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1UB
21 (41) SPORT AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT
Management of sports and leisure facilities
Turnover: £247,226,000
Employees: 5,354
End of year: 31/03/2020
Address: 2 Watling Drive, Sketchley Meadows, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3EY