Trade Together, Pray Together
In Carnforth, Lancashire, you can find a gated business park. There are 21 companies registered at this modern and impressive business park. There is also a Plymouth Brethren gospel hall, also known as a meeting room. This is very much the 21st century operation of the Bruce Hales led, Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. A place where the members of this exclusive sect can trade together and pray together.
The 21 companies that are registered on companies house at Oakwood Way, Carnforth Business Park in Lancashire, have links to covid contracts, awarded to the companies owned by the sons of "elect vessel" Bruce David Hales and to other sect member companies, through the directors and employees of the Carnforth registered companies.
The Carnforth site is situated adjacent to the M6, a modern fenced off business park, where you can see the businesses premises of Castle Industrial Supplies, Havwoods and Strongdor, also visible through the gate & fence is the gospel hall/meeting room.
The 21 companies that are registered on companies house at Oakwood Way, Carnforth Business Park in Lancashire, have links to covid contracts, awarded to the companies owned by the sons of "elect vessel" Bruce David Hales and to other sect member companies, through the directors and employees of the Carnforth registered companies.
The Carnforth site is situated adjacent to the M6, a modern fenced off business park, where you can see the businesses premises of Castle Industrial Supplies, Havwoods and Strongdor, also visible through the gate & fence is the gospel hall/meeting room.
The 21 companies registered at Oakwood Way are as follows:-
Abacus Creative Resources
Castle Industrial Supplies
Castle Industrial Supplies Holdings
Creative Blue Acorn
Creative Blue Holdings
Graftmaster (now dissolved)
The Hardwood Floor Store
Havwoods
Havwoods Australia
Havwoods Global
Havwoods Global Holdings
HFSCO
OEW Property LLP (now dissolved)
Silverdale Projects (now dissolved)
SJG Partnership
Strong Developments
Strongdor
Strongdor Holdings
2SAN Global
2SAN Global Holdings
Vetro Global
This is Grant Shapps visiting Havwoods in 2014, along with local MP David Morris.
Abacus Creative Resources
Castle Industrial Supplies
Castle Industrial Supplies Holdings
Creative Blue Acorn
Creative Blue Holdings
Graftmaster (now dissolved)
The Hardwood Floor Store
Havwoods
Havwoods Australia
Havwoods Global
Havwoods Global Holdings
HFSCO
OEW Property LLP (now dissolved)
Silverdale Projects (now dissolved)
SJG Partnership
Strong Developments
Strongdor
Strongdor Holdings
2SAN Global
2SAN Global Holdings
Vetro Global
This is Grant Shapps visiting Havwoods in 2014, along with local MP David Morris.
Covid Contracts
Castle Industrial Supplies are the only direct winner of a covid contract, supplying Warrington Council with PPE. Digging deeper though and we find significant links to other contracts.
One of the shareholder of Havwoods Global Holdings is none other than Sydney, Australia based Dean Hales, son of church leader Bruce Hales. The Dean Hales empire includes many companies such as, Medco Solutions in Australia & the US. Medco Solutions were awarded contract with a value of over £1 billion in the UK! Dean is also a shareholder in 2SAN, who won a contract in Australia to supply RAT's/LFT's. He is also the brother of Charles & Gareth Hales, two more sons of church leader Bruce. Charles & Gareth were the owners at the time that Unispace was awarded contracts worth £673 million by the DHSC in the UK. They are also the owners of Sante Global, which was awarded a further contract of £273 million by the DHSC in the UK. Also being awarded a contract for a further £273 million by the Dutch government. Following on from the covid contracts, 2SAN have been included in a framework agreement in the UK. 2SAN Global earlier in 2022, appointed four of the senior leaders of the UK's infamous Test & Trace team.
2SAN employee Rory Glass is the nephew of Kenny McMullan of Creative Activity Group, the £17 million winners of PPE contracts in Northern Ireland
Strongdor director Timothy Devenish is the nephew of Julian Bushnell of Selkent Medical, Selkent a fastening company, were awarded a £610,000 contract for PPE by Hampshire Council. They also share their business premises with Ox Tools, another Dean Hales company.
Havwoods finance director is Peter Bricknell, he is the uncle of Rolf Turner, Rolf's brother is Ben Turner. Ben is the father in law of Michelle Donelan MP. One of his companies, Toffeln, was awarded a £4 million contract to supply PPE to the DHSC in the UK very early in to the pandemic.
One of the significant brethren members is Simon Whiley, he is the director of a number of the companies registered at the business park. He is also a former director of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Ltd. Simon Whiley has many links to further contracts.
Total Protection (UK) AKA Tecto is owned by his cousins the Calders in Northampton, they were awarded a contract to supply Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust.
Baca Safety are also owned by his cousins, they were awarded a contract to supply £100,000 of PPE to North Lincolnshire Council.
Orcagel were awarded a contract to supply Leeds Council and Oska Care awarded a contract to supply NHS Scotland, both have Garth Woodcock as a director. Woodcock was formerly a director of Strategic DB Group with Simon Whiley. Woodcock was also a founder of Unispace. The contracts for Orcagel & Oska Care were worth over £1.1 million.
Bryson Products are owned by the Reiner family in Surrey, they won a contract with the DHSC for £3.9 million. Whiley is formerly a director alongside Bernard Reiner at the Bible & Gospel Trust Ltd.
Agile Medical were awarded a contract worth £18 million by Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust, director Chris Glass is the son in law of William Hathorn, Hathorn was in turn a director of the Bible & Gospel Trust.
Simon Whiley's father is Oliver Whiley, he is also a director of a number of the Carnforth registered companies and also of a number of other companies.
Blueleaf the Horsham based business, were awarded a £4 million DHSC contract, director Jonathan Andrews is the brother in law of Oliver Whiley.
Techniclean another big winner, with a £20 million contract include Timothy Barter as a director, Barter is also a director alongside Oliver Whiley for Kent Dev LLP.
Arrow County Supplies are another covid contract winner with Bristol Council, they are also a director of Kent Dev LLP alongside Oliver Whiley.
One of the shareholder of Havwoods Global Holdings is none other than Sydney, Australia based Dean Hales, son of church leader Bruce Hales. The Dean Hales empire includes many companies such as, Medco Solutions in Australia & the US. Medco Solutions were awarded contract with a value of over £1 billion in the UK! Dean is also a shareholder in 2SAN, who won a contract in Australia to supply RAT's/LFT's. He is also the brother of Charles & Gareth Hales, two more sons of church leader Bruce. Charles & Gareth were the owners at the time that Unispace was awarded contracts worth £673 million by the DHSC in the UK. They are also the owners of Sante Global, which was awarded a further contract of £273 million by the DHSC in the UK. Also being awarded a contract for a further £273 million by the Dutch government. Following on from the covid contracts, 2SAN have been included in a framework agreement in the UK. 2SAN Global earlier in 2022, appointed four of the senior leaders of the UK's infamous Test & Trace team.
2SAN employee Rory Glass is the nephew of Kenny McMullan of Creative Activity Group, the £17 million winners of PPE contracts in Northern Ireland
Strongdor director Timothy Devenish is the nephew of Julian Bushnell of Selkent Medical, Selkent a fastening company, were awarded a £610,000 contract for PPE by Hampshire Council. They also share their business premises with Ox Tools, another Dean Hales company.
Havwoods finance director is Peter Bricknell, he is the uncle of Rolf Turner, Rolf's brother is Ben Turner. Ben is the father in law of Michelle Donelan MP. One of his companies, Toffeln, was awarded a £4 million contract to supply PPE to the DHSC in the UK very early in to the pandemic.
One of the significant brethren members is Simon Whiley, he is the director of a number of the companies registered at the business park. He is also a former director of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church Ltd. Simon Whiley has many links to further contracts.
Total Protection (UK) AKA Tecto is owned by his cousins the Calders in Northampton, they were awarded a contract to supply Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust.
Baca Safety are also owned by his cousins, they were awarded a contract to supply £100,000 of PPE to North Lincolnshire Council.
Orcagel were awarded a contract to supply Leeds Council and Oska Care awarded a contract to supply NHS Scotland, both have Garth Woodcock as a director. Woodcock was formerly a director of Strategic DB Group with Simon Whiley. Woodcock was also a founder of Unispace. The contracts for Orcagel & Oska Care were worth over £1.1 million.
Bryson Products are owned by the Reiner family in Surrey, they won a contract with the DHSC for £3.9 million. Whiley is formerly a director alongside Bernard Reiner at the Bible & Gospel Trust Ltd.
Agile Medical were awarded a contract worth £18 million by Guys & St Thomas Hospital Trust, director Chris Glass is the son in law of William Hathorn, Hathorn was in turn a director of the Bible & Gospel Trust.
Simon Whiley's father is Oliver Whiley, he is also a director of a number of the Carnforth registered companies and also of a number of other companies.
Blueleaf the Horsham based business, were awarded a £4 million DHSC contract, director Jonathan Andrews is the brother in law of Oliver Whiley.
Techniclean another big winner, with a £20 million contract include Timothy Barter as a director, Barter is also a director alongside Oliver Whiley for Kent Dev LLP.
Arrow County Supplies are another covid contract winner with Bristol Council, they are also a director of Kent Dev LLP alongside Oliver Whiley.
Coincidence
One oddity we came across in our research. Strongdor Sales Director, Terry James, who happens to be the brother in law of Simon Whiley and the son in law of Oliver Whiley, was formerly a director of his fathers business, Sterling GP in Stokesley near Middlesborough. Stokesley is in the constituency of one Rishi Sunak, Sunak can be seen pictured here in 2021 visiting the James family business.
Often Trading & Praying together
The above story of the Carnforth & Lancaster based brethren, is just a sample of how the sect members are connected across both the UK & the globe. In the UK there are approx 16,000 members across 95 similar communities, trading together and praying together, whilst becoming more and more wealthy.