By 1971 larger premises had to be found and the
business moved to Radstock (on the site of what is now Charlton Wood Merchants).
Peter left the business in the late 1970’s.
The Wholesale business, from its humble beginning
at Stratton on the Fosse, grew from strength to strength
and soon after the 4 shops were sold to enable the
brothers to concentrate on growing the Cash & Carry business. As the business expanded a catering depot
was purchased in Shepton Mallet in 1977. In 1983 the
Cash & Carry relocated from Radstock to its present site
at Charlton Lane. The Cash & Carry has continued to grow
and in recent years has developed a strong catering foodservice business.
The Fosseway Country Club was purchased by
L & F Jones in 1978, with 9 hole golf course, indoor
swimming pool and squash facilities. An outdoor bowls
green was added soon after. The Centurion Hotel was
built on this site and opened in April 1987 with 17 rooms.
This was enlarged to 44 rooms, a new reception area and lounge in April 1991. Two extra conference rooms were included to make a total of 5 conference rooms available in
the complex.
In 1994 the Company began to develop its Retail Division
and currently operates 17 Convenience stores, trading
as Jones Convenience Stores. The Retail Division is
managed by Simon Jones, Christophers son.
The stores are based within a thirty mile radius of the
cash and carry, the furthest branches being in Portishead
and Winscombe. The Head Office is co-located with the
depot in Charlton Lane Midsomer Norton.
To improve facilities and customer service in store,
the Division has recently invested in store refits,
rebranding and new EPOS systems in all branches.