About

Big K is now being led by Melina Bremer as Group Managing Director which she undertakes as well as being Group Purchasing Director. Melina is the 3rd generation to lead Big K together with her cousin Michael Theodorou (Group Sales Director), Simon Wood (Group Operations Director) and Nicholas Goodwin (Group Finance Director). Chris Kleanthous still remains very much part of the business and takes the role of Chair offering guidance and advice gained from his many years in the industry.

The principles of ‘Quality’ have guided Big K’s business strategy and whole operation for 60 years, from their products and customer service to supply chain and attitude to sustainability. They have established meaningful and trusted long term relationships with their suppliers and customers and have been FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified since 1997.

Employing circa 102 colleagues, Big K Holdings owns and runs two warehouse and distribution sites in the UK: their National Sales, Production and Distribution Depot on the A134 in Stoke Ferry near Kings Lynn, Norfolk and their Head Office and Retail Site in Tottenham Hale, London. The group more recently includes a charcoal processing and sales site in Namibia including two warehouse sites in Grootfontein and Walvis Bay.

Operating in a highly competitive market, the group has remained true to its values and successfully grown revenues of £16million eight five years ago to c£36 million in 2025 and gross profits of £15million. With a vision to achieve revenues of £50m in five years. Over the last 5 years the business has acquired additional land in Stoke Ferry and they relocated their wood processing to this site allowing them to purchase new log cutting and splitting equipment and an industry leading dryer fuelled by biomass. They also built additional warehousing on the site.

In 2024 Big K also acquired a controlling share in a charcoal processing company in Namibia and are currently developing this site to have more control over their supply change and quality of the product. The next year will see a focus on how the business manages the control of the supply chain to gain maximum benefit of the acquisition. There are also plans to look into the possibility of making “English” charcoal, currently the only charcoal made in the UK is on a small scale.