THE WINE MERCHANT. An independent magazine for independent retailers
Issue 147, June 2025
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Merger of regional rivals creates new £5m business SH Jones and Frazier’s Wine Merchants have consolidated operations in Solihull with the creation of Frazier Jones
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wo family-run wholesalers have joined forces in a deal that both
companies believe gives them the
scale they need to remain competitive.
Banbury-based SH Jones and Frazier’s
Wine Merchants, which has a retail
warehouse in Solihull as well as its trade operation, now operate as Frazier Jones. The 22-strong team is based in Solihull,
with the Banbury site closed. Turnover will be more than £5m.
William Frazier and Richard Jones are
directors of the new firm. Greg Shaw,
who comes from the SH Jones team, has been appointed company secretary.
Shaw admits that “there was a little bit
of friction between the two businesses historically” given their geographical
proximity, but says relations have been
cordial in recent times, and that there is a natural cultural fit.
Frazier adds: “We’re both members of
the Merchant Vintners buying group, so
that gave us a forum, I suppose, to work together more and more. We started
sharing shipping costs and so forth.” The pandemic was a catalyst for
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