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Leicester-based roofing specialist Roofbase has become a Partner of the National Buying Group. Roofbase and its associate partner, Roof Giant, will both have access to NBG deals and will continue to operate as distinct businesses serving different audiences. Managing director at Roofbase, Steve Lloyd, says they joined the buying group …

Wokingham-based Anderson Roofing Supplies Ltd has become the latest merchant to join buying group NBG as a Partner, to benefit from access to its online Hub, Supplier deals and a wider support network of fellow independent merchants. Anderson Roofing, which started up in 2003, has a second branch in Camberley, …

Buying Group NBG has rewarded its top suppliers and most engaged merchant Partners at its annual conference and awards, held this year at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow.       The winners and highly commended companies are: Brick & Block Supplier of the Year: Forterra Building Products. Highly commended: …

National Buying Group (NBG) is backing the industry’s move to a shared product-data platform that will make it easier for merchants to access product information, and manage sales and purchases more efficiently. Building Materials Digital Services (BMDS), a joint venture between the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and NMBS, in which …

Family-run plumbing and heating merchant, Mirage Heating & Plumbing Supplies Ltd, has joined National Buying Group (NBG). The Tooting-based business serves much of South-West London, providing a wide range of plumbing and heating supplies, including boilers, smart controls and underfloor heating technology. Raj Bharje, Director at Mirage, said: “Joining NBG …

Merchants are facing a growing threat to their profits from inadequate back-office systems that are unable to automatically track the increasingly rapid movement in Supplier prices. The concerns have been raised by National Buying Group (NBG) which reports that its own state-of-the-art PIM (Product Information Management) software is being updated …

LMR Building Supplies has launched a new specialist timber division as a result of the wealth of Supplier information and deals the business has access to through National Buying Group (NBG). LMR Timber Supplies has been launched, operating in Findeon, Northamptonshire, at the same location as LMR Building Supplies, to …

MPH, has joined National Buying Group (NBG), crediting improved buying power as one of the main reasons for the move; the Bristol-based merchant has been in business for 15 years and has nine branches including those in Dorset, the West Midlands, Swansea and Torquay. Having not been part of a …

Tunbridge Wells and Aylesford based Plumbers’ merchant, Plumb 4 Less is now a Partner merchant of National Buying Group (NBG). Having been in business for more than 25 years, Plumb 4 Less – which also trades as ASK Plumbing – supplies all plumbing parts, boilers, taps, showers, and bathroom suites …

Doncaster and Retford-based plumbing and electrical merchant, Green Bros Ltd, is the latest specialist independent to join National Buying Group – it is the seventh partner to join NBG this year. Founded in 2005, Green Bros is a family-run business with branches in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Retford, Nottinghamshire. Led …