Our History & Heritage

Established Building Materials Suppliers Since 1875

Founded in 1875 by Samuel Nicholls, Nicholls & Clarke started life solely as Builders Merchants involved mainly in Glass, Lead, Oil and as Colour Merchants. Servicing the capitals building trades, Nicholls & Clarke were based at the heart of London at Shoreditch High Street, which housed the Nicholls & Clarke building since the 17^th century, surviving two World Wars and emerging virtually unscathed.

With a breadth of invaluable experience and expertise developed over 140 years, Nicholls & Clarke have flourished into major UK manufacturers, distributors and retailers of building products with a successful exports division  The history of Nicholls & Clarke is broad and reflects the social and economic history of the country over three centuries of change.