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Top 25 Wholesalers and distributors based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 213 wholesalers and distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,009 professional contacts across them, including 403 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers wholesalers and distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest wholesalers and distributors based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 274 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Bunzl Retail Supplies are a division of Bunzl plc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 162 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Strong relationships are at the heart of everything we do at VOW Wholesale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 110 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are proud to be a local wholesaler and feel this allows us to offer a flexible and reliable service to our customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “JW Filshill is a fifth-generation, family-run wholesale business and one of Scotland’s most trusted distributors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “BAKO Ltd offers the food industry an outstanding combination of exceptional customer service and competitive pricing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The UK’s Leading Distributor of Consumer Brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Foda (fóda Old English - food, nourishment; fuel) family provides sales and services for food, drink and FMCG brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Templeman Retailing & Vending Limited is a wholesale operation based in the North East catering for Vending Operations, Foodservice Suppliers and other Wholesalers nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are Regal, an award winning family run brand distribution and wholesale business operating both across the whole of the UK and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our mission is to provide retailers and consumers with access to the markets leading brands with a focus on, high-quality, natural ingredients, organic, vegan and innovative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our wholesale distribution services include over products from over 300 leading brands, an extensive private label range, superior stock availability and efficient weekly…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SOS Wholesale are one of the U.K.'s largest delivered wholesalers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “QUEST CONSUMABLES LIMITED | Wholesale & Distribution | Location: Stock House, Seymour Road, Nuneaton, United Kingdom” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Dhiman Enterprises LTD is a family-run business that has been serving wholesale customers since the 1990s.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in CWB Wholesale has grown quickly to become one of the leading suppliers of Plumbing, HVAC and Refrigeration products in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At WACK BUILDER WHOLESALE, we supply everything from: Roofing, Plastering, Joinery, & Building materials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 1964, Barton & Redman is among the UK's largest wholesalers, importers and distributors of fresh fruits and vegetables.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are delighted to announce that, on the 7th June 2012, the Dubai-based Trouvay & Cauvin (TC) Group, acquired 100% of the shares of the UK operations of Trouvay and Cauvin…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bright Distribution are the UK's premier supplier of wholesale clearance products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “One Stop Sourcing and Supply Co currently stock and supply a range of products from our UK Distribution Centre.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “With over a decade of experience serving trade professionals, Spa Parts Vortex specialize in wholesale distribution, offering top-quality Hot Tub parts, expert advice, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At SGK Distribution Ltd, we understand the customer is important and keeps our service operating.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The DBC Group Ltd has been a trusted partner to some of the UK’s leading retailers, wholesalers, and distributors since 2013.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “WDS Group was established in 2009 and is one of the regions premier wholesale distribution services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Connective Pharma is a reputable wholesaler based in London and has been operating for many years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: wholesalers and distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names wholesalers and distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of wholesalers and distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name wholesalers and distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Wholesalers and distributors based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 213 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among wholesalers and distributors, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “wholesalers and distributors”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names wholesalers and distributors), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among wholesalers and distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 403 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Wholesalers and distributors by metro
- Wholesalers and distributors in London33
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names wholesalers and distributors, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many wholesalers and distributors are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 213 wholesalers and distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Bunzl Retail Supplies, headquartered in Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most wholesalers and distributors?
London leads with 33 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (8) and Birmingham (6).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 403 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 213 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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