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Builders merchant group Independent Builders Merchant Group has appointed ex-Saint Gobain Building Distribution director Martin Stables as its Group Chief Commercial Officer. Formerly commercial director at Saint-Gobain’s £300m national plumbing merchant Graham, Stables’ years of experience cover leadership roles in procurement, category, merchandising, supply chain and pricing with Saint-Gobain and …

SIG has bought Penlaw & Company Ltd, which operates from five sites in the UK, supplying drywall and associated products to contractors, builders and developers from branches in London, Essex, Suffolk, North West and North East. Penlaw & Company Ltd will continue to trade under its existing brand supported by …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is set to relocate next door from its current location in Cheltenham on the 29th November. The existing 18 strong team will transfer to the new site, which, at 2.5 acres in size, is almost the size of two football pitches. The site will be a …

Andy Williamson was installed as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants on Friday evening, at one of London’s largest Livery Halls – Plaisterers’ Hall. During the prestigious Installation ceremony Court Assistants Richard Hill and Alan Hawkins were elected to support the Master in his year, as …

Timber and materials supplier James Latham has strengthened its position in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of IJK Timber Group Ltd. Offering a comprehensive range of panel products, softwoods and hardwoods from two established sites, IJK is a division of Sarcon (No155) Limited and trades as IJK Timber and Northern …

Continuing positive trading momentum means that builders merchant group Travis Perkins is expecting adjusted operating profit for the full year 2021 to be ahead of current market expectations, at in excess of £340m.  The merchant has seen continuing like-for-like sales growth of 13.1%, it revealed in a third quarter trading …

Greater Manchester-based Henshaws has taken over a new site in Rochdale, with the acquisition of R&M Roofing & Building Supplies. The 36 year old Henshaws is a member of independent buying group h&b, and is already well-known in its original Stretford base, especially for roofing supplies. So when managing director …

The Huws Gray Group has made its sixth acquisition of 2021, with the purchase of independent builders merchant Exall and Jones Ltd, based in Swansea, South Wales. Founded in 1984 by David Jones and the late John Exall, the builders and timber merchants based in Swansea City centre has served …

The Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has acquired Perrys Builders Merchants Limited, in Plymouth. Perrys, which was stablished in 2000, will join RGB and Mark Periton, Perrys’ founder, will continue with the business working with Andy Gamble and Kevin Fenlon, RGB’s managing director and chief executive respectively, to grow RGB’s …

The largest independent builders merchant group in the South of England, Independent Builders Merchant Group has bought Sussex Plumbing Supplies Limited (SPS), expanding its network of specialist plumbing and heating merchants. Established in 2000, Sussex Plumbing Supplies has its headquarters in Polegate, East Sussex, and has seven trade counters and …