About Us
John Nicholls (Trading) Ltd was founded by the late chairman John Nicholls in 1965. The continuity as a family business is assured by sons Andrew and Philip who together drive Nicholls forward with the commitment and levels of customer service to which all our customers, retail and trade, have become accustomed.
The company maintains and continues to demonstrate its strong position at the forefront of the industry with its commitment to the National Merchant Buying Society (NMBS) and the PHG Buying group.
John Nicholls now has a network of 10 building & timber and plumbing & heating branches throughout Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire proudly employing over 100 people, with a turnover in excess of £40 million.
John Nicholls is a proud member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Being part of the federation brings many benefits; access to industry training to help develop our staff, keep abreast of the latest standards and policies that affect the building sector, further enhance our status as a leading builders merchant and ultimately help provide an even better service to you our customers.
1965 | John Nicholls opens a Builders Merchant in Overthorpe Rd, Banbury | 1972 | Plumbing & Heating branch opened in Cherwell St, Banbury |
1976 | Plumbing & Heating branch moved from Cherwell St to Overthorpe Rd site Kitchen and Bathroom showroom opened on Overthorpe Rd site | 1998 | Plumbing & Heating branch opened in Bicester |
2001 | Plumbing & Heating business acquired in Rugby | 2002 | Plumbing & Heating branch opened in Witney Plumbing & Heating branch moved from Overthorpe Rd to Dorcas Rd Kitchen and Bathroom showroom in Overthorpe Rd expanded |
2005 | Builders and Plumbing & Heating merchant opened on Station Approach, Kidlington | 2007 | Plumbing & Heating branch moved to standalone site in Kidlington Plumbing & Heating branch relocated in Witney |
2012 | Builders merchant opened in Rugby Plumbing & Heating branch relocated in Rugby | 2014 | J&B’s Plumbing & Heating business in Bournemouth acquired 3 Plumbing & Heating branches and 2 Bathroom showrooms Bathroom Solutions brand is born |
2015 | J&B’s Plumbing & Heating branch with bathroom showroom opened in New Milton J&B’s Bathroom showroom in Moordown converted to new Head Office for J&B’s Bathroom Solutions showroom opened in Kidlington Nicholls Trading Head Office relocated to Adderbury | 2016 | Builders merchant opened in Bicester Plumbing & Heating branch relocated in Bicester Bathroom Solutions showroom opened in Witney J&B’s Plumbing & heating branch with bathroom showroom opened in Branksome Kitchen Solutions brand is born Bathroom Solutions showroom opened in Bicester Kitchen Solutions showroom opened in Bicester |
2017 | Plumbing & Heating branch opened in Buckingham Banbury Showroom undergoes full refurbishment | 2018 | Bathroom showroom in Kidlington relocates next door to Kidlington Plumbing Kidlington Plumbing undergoes full refurbishment |
