The traders
These are the firms or individuals who rent selling space on the
floor of the Market and are tenants of the City of London. The
London Fish Merchant's Association is a body which represents the
merchants trading interests, while Billingsgate Traders Ltd
represents the interests of the tenants in their dealings with the
City of London and has representatives on the Market's statutory
Consultative Advisory Committee. This Committee also includes
representatives from the City of London, the London Borough of
Tower Hamlets, the Transport and General Workers' Union and the
National Federation of Fishmongers.
The Market's cold store is leased to, and operated by, a
subsidiary company of the Merchants' Association.
The Market complex also houses several firms who trade in goods
and services ancillary to the fish trade; cooking oils, poultry,
potatoes, catering supplies, trade utensils and a laundry.
A recent addition is a new distribution cold
store centre built by a Merchant with assistance from an EU grant
and the City of London.
The buyers
Fishmongers and fish-and-chip shop proprietors; delicatessens;
publicans; restauranteurs; cafe owners; embassies; specialist fish
suppliers; world renowned chefs; buyers from some of London's most
famous department stores and from the country's greatest
hotels-these are the people who comprise an essential part of any
market, the buyers.
It is the demand created by these various buyers which
stimulates the merchants to seek and offer new and improved
supplies. Billingsgate is, by law, a "free and open" Market giving
everyone the right to attend the Market during trading hours and to
purchase fish from any merchant who is willing to serve them. Sales
are by private treaty between the parties concerned and no
auctioning of fish takes place in the Market.
Tenants
Billingsgate Market has 98 stands, 30 shops and 79 offices.
Download tenants list (84kb)
Applications for tenancy
There are currently some vacancies for all areas.
If you interested in a tenancy please either contact
The Superintendent
Billingsgate Market
Trafalgar Way
London E14 5ST
Tel 020 7987 1118
or
Download the application for tenancy form
here (34kb)