Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies, and Fairalls Builders Merchants are calling on local schools, nursing homes, hospitals, charities and other institutes to put themselves forward for a chance to win £2,000 worth of landscaping materials to support local projects. The Community Landscaping Challenge aims to champion organisations that are …
Read More »IBMG recognised for cancer charity fundraising milestone
Independent Builders Merchant Group, South East has been presented with a bespoke commemorative trowel in recognition of reaching a £300,000 lifetime donation to the charity Teenage Cancer Trust. The partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust started 12 years ago with Parker Building Supplies, and has since expanded to incorporate Chandlers Building Supplies and Fairalls Builders …
Read More »IBMG’s Merchant Mission Team Wins Charity Challenge
A team from the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) was crowned the winners of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s Mission Unstoppable challenge. The Merchant Mission team, comprised of Chandlers Building Supplies, Parker Building Supplies and Fairalls, raised almost £15,000 for the charity in just 10 weeks of dedicated fundraising. Competing against five other teams to raise the …
Read More »IBMG brands smash gala dinner target for teenage charity
A team from Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies and Fairalls, builders merchants under the IBMG ownership, raised £1,400 at a charity gala dinner for Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT). Held at Crowborough Rugby Club in Sussex the night’s takings raised the IBMG’s builder merchants’ grand total for TCTs ‘Mission Unstoppable’ fundraising campaign …
Read More »Builders merchants raise £30k for Teenage Cancer Trust
Teams from Chandlers Building Supplies, Parker Building Supplies and Fairalls Builders Merchants have joined forces to raise an incredible £30,000 for charity in just two days. The builders merchants, part of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), dedicated a huge charity golf day and gruelling cycle challenge to raise the …
Read More »Chandlers Building Supplies shortlisted for six builders’ merchants awards
Chandlers Building Supplies, renowned throughout the industry for its charitable outreach programme has been nominated for an incredible six awards at the forthcoming Builders’ Merchants Awards. This includes ‘Best Community Initiative’ for its charity football tournament with partner ‘Celeb FC’. The tournament and family fun day raised over £5,000 for …
Read More »Chandlers and Parkers merge
Chandlers Building Supplies Limited and Parker Building Supplies Limited (Parkers) have announced that they have merged, with the support of their strategic partner, Cairngorm Capital. The new enlarged company has 37 branches operating from the Midlands to the South East, with combined revenues of £180 million and over 750 employees. …
Read More »New Manager leads Merchant Expansion in Banstead
Chandlers Building Supplies in Banstead, based at Station House, Banstead Road is celebrating its recent refurbishment and expansion with a week of trade demos and promotions starting on September 9. Despite Brexit uncertainty, Chandlers Building Supplies has invested more than £1m to refurbish and expand its retail outlets as well …
Read More »Famous Faces Play Merchant’s Charity Football Tournament
Michael Kurn of TalkSport, Big Brother winner Jason Burrill, ITV presenter, Rob Lamarr, Ashley Buckenham of Celebrity Ghost Hunt, former professional footballer Kerry Mayo and Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation, Wayne Woodward, are among the well-known personalities taking to the pitch for Chandlers Building Supplies’ big footie tournament in Sussex. …
Read More »Merchants grow wiser with Arbor Forest Training
Staff from Building and Plumbing Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies and EH Smith have all recently completed the training programme provided by Arbor Forest Products, and the merchants are now reaping the benefits of their staff’s increased knowledge and confidence with timber. EH Smith has sent a total of 50 members …
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