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HENDERSON GROUP

Henderson Group dates back to 1897 when John Henderson started a retail grocery business selling butter, cheese and eggs at premises on the Old Lodge Road in Belfast. Mr Henderson was a well-known figure and was frequently a judge for the cheese and butter categories at the annual Balmoral Show.

More than 120 years on, Henderson Group remains a leading player in the retail grocery market, but has since expanded and diversified into four independent entities – Henderson Wholesale (which is complemented by its subsidiary companies, Henderson Technology and Henderson Print), Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property.

In 2024 group revenues reached over £1.3bn for the first time. Henderson Group is now one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland, with over 5,500 employees in total across the divisions. Henderson Group remains a family business today, with the fourth generation of the family, Geoffrey and Martin Agnew as co- Chairmen.  Their father John Agnew (who joined the family business in 1957), remains involved at Board level. The fifth generation of the family are also now joining and establishing themselves within the business.

HENDERSON WHOLESALE

Henderson Wholesale supplies over 450 stores (SPAR, EUROSPAR, ViVO, ViVOXtra and ViVO Essentials) across Northern Ireland from its warehouses in Mallusk, and the business provides support for independent retailers who trade under one of the Henderson Group brands. The company provides a unique support package to its retail partners which includes marketing, logistics, retail services, IT support, training and development, trading support, dedicated business development managers, central warehousing and fresh foods.

Within Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Print is a commercial colour print company that has been in operation for over 30 years. The company fulfils print requirements within the Henderson Group companies and also offers an extensive range of services to external clients.

In addition, Henderson Technology is a leading provider of innovative retail technology solutions.  Proud creators of EDGEPoS, a multi award-winning global EPOS software system, we service over 1000 retail customers in markets across the UK and Australia. 

HENDERSON RETAIL

Henderson Retail is one of the top players in the UK independent market and is Northern Ireland’s largest independent fuel site operator, welcoming industry recognition for its achievements from the likes of the Retail Industry Awards, the Forecourt Trader Awards and Grocer Gold Awards. We are always led by our Business Insights, Customer listening, and Colleague Survey programmes, coupled with our ambition to lead the convenience market and be recognised as a world-class operator.  Henderson Retail currently owns and operates 111 stores in Northern Ireland (turnover £650m in total HRL sales in 2024) and many of these include petrol forecourt sites affiliated with the major oil brands.

HENDERSON FOODSERVICE

Henderson Food Service is the leading supplier to the food service industry in Ireland. We source and supply a range of over 6000 products to 4500 customers across 11 sectors including hotels, restaurants, and public sector organisations such as hospitals and offices. The award-winning team at Henderson Foodservice provides delivery service to customers 6 days per week across the Island of Ireland.

HENDERSON GROUP PROPERTY

Henderson Group Property is a specialist in the acquisition and development of retail outlets, particularly petrol forecourts and neighbourhood retail schemes, and have a proven track record in developing state-of-the-art sites.  The business provides a specialised service that covers all aspects from acquisition to project management, store fit-out & development and maintenance.  This encompasses responsibility for petrol forecourts, stand- alone sites and neighbourhood centres occupied by tenants such as Subway and Winemark.

We are focused on delivering best in class, sustainable projects. Our team delivered over 300 projects in 2024 ranging in scale and complexity, and with values between £50k to £3m. As we continue with our ambitious plans and capital project investments this year, our team continues to grow.