Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years
Independent family-run builders merchant Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has acquired West Sussex-based independent NYEs Building Supplies.
NYEs is a building, landscaping, timber and plumbing merchant, which operates from sites in Kingsfold and Billingshurst, West Sussex.
Covers operates from 15 locations across Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, with its mill and timber operation based at its Chichester depot. The company celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2022.
Rupert Green, Chairman of Covers, said: “We are delighted to bring such a well-run local merchant with a strong brand and team into Covers. NYEs is a business that complements our different trading activities and geographical coverage in Sussex and Surrey.
“NYEs has a strong, loyal and well-established customer base, and will continue to trade as NYEs Building Supplies, part of the Covers Group. We look forward to maintaining its customer relationships, supporting the team to explore additional opportunities to grow the business, and offering new and current customers an increased product range.”
Former NYE’s owner David Nye added: “Having built the business over many years, the time has come to pass it on to a successful company that has similar family values. I am confident the NYEs’ team, and its customers will all flourish within Covers.”
