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WFSborder is a co-operative society registered with the FSA. We function across three distinct Divisions; Wholesale Distribution, Amenity & Grower and Group Buying.
 
Our core business is the wholesale distribution of Gardening, DIY, Home/House Hardware, Agricultural Hardware and Amenity Seeds & Chemicals. Based in Craven Arms, SHROPSHIRE we have a trading area covering the whole of Wales, Border Counties, West Midlands and South West England all of which are serviced by a weekly delivery run.
 
In 2007 company turnover reached almost £6.9 million across the 3 divisions.

 COMPANY HISTORY

Welsh Farm Suppliers Limited was the Federal Buying and Administration Co-operative servicing the Agricultural Co-operatives and Farmer-owned businesses in Wales and the Borders.

Established in 1972 and based in Aberystwyth, WFS turnover peaked at over £30 million back in 1997. In September 1999 the Company acquired the business interests of Border Distribution Limited a Garden, DIY and Hardware wholesaler and formed the wholly owned subsidiary Border Distribution 2000 Ltd.

At the end of 2004 Border incorporated the Staff and Assets of Radnor Garden Supplies Limited to form the Amenity Division. Group turnover for 2005 was over £26 million.

 

In December 2005 the board of Welsh Farm Suppliers Limited began a radical restructure of the company. It was decided that WFS would curtail its administrative role and close the Aberystwyth Admin Centre. Furthermore, WFS and its subsidiary Border Distribution 2000 Limited would merge and future operations would be based at the Warehousing and Office complex at Craven Arms, Shropshire.

The result was WFSborder.

 

 MISSION STATEMENT

. . . establish WFSborder as the leading Wholesale Distribution company serving the Rural Retail, Co-operative, Amenity and Grower businesses throughout the current trading area and beyond AND co-ordinate the needs and organise the central purchasing of goods and services on behalf of the members . . .