Essex builders merchant Epic Centre Supply has become the latest member of the h&b Development Group, as part of its focus on achieving enhanced growth and diversification. The h&b Development Group offers a unique opportunity for smaller merchants to progress towards full group membership, providing access to beneficial deals and …
Read More »Bradfords Building Supplies joins PHG
PHG has announced that Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd will be joining the group from January 1 2024. Bradfords Building Supplies, which is led by its CEO David Young, has also outlined its plans to continue its recent expansion of its heating, plumbing and bathroom business, both within its existing branches …
Read More »EDAF Building Supplies joins H&B
h&b has announced EDAF Building Supplies has joined its Development Group, marking a significant milestone in the company’s development. EDAF Building Supplies, who operate out of Llanysul in Dyfed, is a provider of a comprehensive range of products, including timber, insulation and roofing materials. EDAF will now benefit from a …
Read More »Manningham Concrete adds new bathroom & kitchen showroom
Independent Yorkshire builders merchant Manningham Concrete has opened a new bathroom and kitchen showroom at its Bradford depot. The showroom, at the headquarters branch in Cemetery Road, Bradford, includes a wide range of quality kitchen and bathroom displays and products from brands such as Symphony, Neff, Bosch, Vitra and Grohe. …
Read More »M&J’s Direct buy makes five
Independent Greenock-based builders merchant M&J has acquired GTI Direct in Dunoon, adding a 5th location to the group’s portfolio. GTI was established nearly 30 years ago as a UK-wide distributor of insulation, energy efficiency and carbon reduction eco products and in recent years has set up a timber and builders’ …
Read More »h&B group appoints Peter Fletcher as CEO
Independent merchant buying group h&b has appointed a new CEO, Peter Fletcher. Although he joined a plumbing & heating merchant in Nottingham at 16, he has spent the majority of his career on the manufacturing sector. Recently he was Divisional sales director with Genuit Group Residential Division, aka Polypipe. That, …
Read More »New H&B Member is ceiling the deal
A merchant specialising in suspended ceilings and drylining, Pertonstore, is the latest recruit to the h&b Development Group, to help the business to grow and offer a broader product selection to its customers in Farnworth near Bolton. Pertonstore is a true independent builder’s merchant owned and run by the Wroe …
Read More »h&b Welcomes the latest Graduate from their Development group
Jersey Building Supplies, the only independent builders merchant on the island, has become the latest graduate from h&b Development Group into the h&b Buying Group. A combination of turnover growth, commitment to the approved supplier base and excellent engagement in group activity, had made the Channel Island-based merchant an ideal …
Read More »h&b recruits new development group manager
Colin Wilson has joined the independent builders merchant buying group h&b as development group membership manager. The h&b Development Group is h&b’s initiative created to bring smaller merchants into the group, giving them the opportunity to grow and develop their business through h&b’s great buying deals before progressing through to …
Read More »FORT joins h&b
Berkshire-based builders merchant, FORT is the latest recruit to buying group h&b. Formed just before the start of the pandemic, FORT has grown rapidly and is now looking forward to the buying deals and other services that h&b offers to continue its success. FORT Builders Merchant was established in January …
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