History
Arnold Laver started his business using a hand cart, he made customers pay in advance, bought the wood then delivered it. In its first year, Laver made enough money to buy a horse, named Charlie, to help him with his deliveries. In 1925 Arnold Laver began negotiations to purchase a much larger site on Bramall Lane and in 1927 the new Olympic Sawmills opened. This site was the companies head office in later years, with the main depot moving to the old goods-yard off Queens road, as the firm expanded.
The saw mill on Bramall Lane/Shoreham Street has been redeveloped as Arnold Laver's new head office and Anchor Point, a residential complex, which has being built above the offices on the site of the old offices and saw mill. The Site is next door to Sheffield Uniteds ground and their new hotel development. The company also redeveloped its site on Queens Road in 2002 and it is now occupied by a B&Q superstore. The Olympic sawmill and trade outlet moved to a new site at Mosborough
The company now supplies timber and timber based products to a wide range of customers and sectors, including many of the largest construction companies in the UK.
In 1960 Arnold Laver & Co Ltd diversified and established Laver Leisure, a series of holiday home park in and around Skegness, with over 1400 seasonal holiday homes across 11 different parks.
Further interests include property development and investment.
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