Warners provide you ‘frozen at sea’ products from renewable fish stocks in Icelandic waters
Our aim is to provide a high quality and efficient service to customers all year around and to be competitive over the whole year in terms of price and quality.
Our Doncaster Headquarters
Founded in 1941 by Albert Warner, Warner Fish Merchants has grown from a wet fish and fruit business with stalls at Doncaster and Rotherham Markets, a change in direction in 1972 saw the business become a wholesale distributor a supplier to fish and chip shops across England.
The company was based at Pipering Lane West, Scawthorpe on the edge of Doncaster with smaller sites in other areas.
The acquisition of a site on Decoy Bank covering 13,000 sq ft, has enabled the company to invest in new offices, a state of the art cold storage unit embracing new technology, this in turn has enabled the smaller sites to come together under one roof, the company will benefit from closer control of resources as well as lower costs for warehousing and other support services as WFM experiences increasing demand from a growing customer base.
The Decoy Bank facility will become a centre of distribution for fish and chip shops all over the UK and Ireland and even Australia. Today, the company employs 30 and runs a fleet of specialised vans across the country.
“This is the culmination of a lot of hard work all across the business. We are continuing to see strong demand for our services based on our high quality and competitive nature. We are where we are because businesses can rely on us to deliver and we do not want anything to compromise that, which is why we have taken the decision to invest in growing our business.”
Warners Fish Merchants Managing Director Gary Warner
Our History
1941
The Story Starts
With Our Albert
Warners Fish Merchants is a family business that was established in 1941 by Mr. Albert Warner he opened a wet fish and fruit shop this was followed by a stall on Doncaster market.
1972
Expanding
Horizons
Sons Brian and Bernard followed their parents into the business and growth led to stalls in Rotherham and Ashby market. In 1972 the business opened its first Wholesale Warehouse, supplying frozen and fresh fish to restaurants, retailers and fish & chip shops.
2000
Keeping it
in the family
for OVER 83 years
Continued expansion in the wholesale area of the business led to a fleet of delivery vans. In October 2000 Gary Warner became the Managing Director this led to Enhanced business reputation which in turn lead to 70% increase in turnover.
Meet The Team
Management
Gary Warner
Managing Director
Luke Warner
Sales Manager
Keith Wileman
Operations Manager
Jacob Warner
General Manager
Jason Ellis
Operations Manager
Jason Atkinson
Operations & Imports Manager
Accounts
Bethany Rodwell
HR & Accounts
Brittany Horton
Accounts
Felicity Axon
Accounts
Sales
Ben Warner
Sales
Glenn Randall
Sales
Tom Rodgers
Sales
Karl Ramshaw
Sales
Operations
Adam
Delivery Driver
Dan
Delivery Driver
Nick
Delivery Driver
Peter
Delivery Driver
Darren
Delivery Driver
David
Delivery Driver
David F.
Delivery Driver
Jake
Delivery Driver
Jason
Delivery Driver
Jools
Delivery Driver
Kev
Delivery Driver
Matt
Delivery Driver
Tony
Delivery Driver
Memorial
Darren Warner
19th Feb 1971 – 17th Jan 2021
John Smith
12th Feb 1951 – 28th June 2018
Kevin Friel
3rd October 1964 – 1st January 2023
Warners in the Community
At Warners we believe in giving something back to the community this is why we
choose to support our local sports clubs and organisations.
4th Finningley
Scout Group
4th Finningley Scout Group has its base on the outskirts of Auckley village, it has four thriving sections Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers (6 to 18 yrs) and follows the scouting ethos of learning by doing, being given responsibility, working in teams, taking acceptable risks and thinking for themselves, having fun what ever they are doing, and helping them achieve their full potential.
Club Doncaster
Titans FC
Club Doncaster Titans Disability FC aim to provide access to football for either male or female adult & junior players with any disability, learning or physical by offering regular coaching sessions in a fun safe environment. We have fully qualified FA Standard Coaches who must keep up with the current CPD criteria as part of the FA Licensed coaches club & all must hold a current FA approved CRB We offer skill sessions for any beginners wanting to play football or for those who want to participate in tournaments & games with other disability football clubs locally & nationwide we will be registered with the Sheffield & Hallamshire’s ability counts league.
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Warners Fish Merchants are proud to be an associate partner for over a decade.
Warners continue to proudly sponsor Cam Smith, Harry Newman and Presley Cassell, having sponsored Cam and Harry since 2016 throughout their entire senior careers along with Presley since 2024. They also sponsor Rhinos Women’s player Connie Boyd.
Warners Managing Director Gary Warner commented: “We are delighted to strengthen our long-standing partnership with Leeds Rhinos and I will be immensely proud watching the Rhinos boys run out at AMT Headingley on Saturday, in their shirts featuring the Warners Fish Merchants name. We are a family run business, and we have many shared values with Leeds Rhinos and Rugby League. It’s an honour to sponsor Leeds Rhinos”.
DONCASTER TOLL BAR A.R.L.F.C
Doncaster A.R.L.F.C. are an amateur rugby league club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. We run a number of teams ranging from under 9’s to under 18’s and also coach an open age team. New players are always welcome, so contact the club for details. All you need are boots and enthusiasm!