The BMF Annual Conference took place on Thursday 21st September, with host, and swimming sensation, Mark Foster hosting the event. We heard about lots of great initiatives from across the industry as well as some motivating talks from Claire Lomas, or the ‘Bionic Woman’, who inspired us to challenge ourselves and never give up, no […]
We are pleased to announce the opening of a new plumbing branch, with a Trade Counter and Bathroom Showroom, in Heathfield, East Sussex. The newest addition to the SPS branch network is their 10th location, extending their reach further across East Sussex. The team there have been familiarising themselves with the branch to make sure […]
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We would like to say a huge congratulations to both the RGB Pavestone Rally Team and ‘It’s Not About The Points’, who have been taking part in the adventurous Pavestone Rally over the past week. The Pavestone Rally was back this September, where teams are invited to buy a road-legal car for under £500, dress […]
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IBMG and our plumbing branches across the network are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2023 which is taking place this week (11th – 17th September). Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness to our customers and colleagues alike, of gas safety and the importance of taking care of gas […]
BMF recently announced its shortlist for this year’s Young Achiever Awards and we are so proud that IBMG’s Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Nathan Arthur, has been nominated! This is an award which celebrates anyone under the age of 35 working in a merchant or supplier business, who has made a great contribution to the […]
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This month, we take a look at one of the newest brands to the IBMG group, Kent Blaxill. Founded in 1838, founder John Kent started the business by selling paint, where skilled assistants would manufacture this within the shop itself, set up in the heart of Colchester town centre. The business has been synonymous with […]
In 2019, Chandlers Roofing Supplies became the first dedicated Roofing Merchant to join IBMG. Subsequent investment has allowed Chandlers Roofing Supplies to open 4 additional sites, and now consists of 10 successful branches across the South East, London and West Midlands, each built around exceptional teams offering unrivalled local service. 10Branches As a business, their […]
The Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), the largest owner of independent merchants in the South of England, has acquired Sussex’s MS Roofing Supplies (MSR). Established in 2003, MSR is a local independent roofing merchant in the South East and provides a comprehensive range of products for both pitched and flat roofs from its five locations […]
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Kevin Fenlon, Non Exec Director at IBMG, has been nominated for the Industry Personality of the Year in the BMJ Awards this year. Kevin started his career as a Liveryman over 30 years ago and joined RGB in 1997 as the Sales & Marketing Manager, where he helped to shape and grow the business into […]
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As a business who prides themselves on the relationships we build with our valued, local customers, IBMG have a unique place to help us understand the challenges faced by tradespeople in our industry. Our CEO, Martin Stables, joined the latest Professional Builder’s podcast to explore the insightful research that IBMG have recently done, where he […]
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Independent Builders Merchant Group nominated for training excellence award National trade body, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced the Independent Builders Merchants Group (IBMG), headquartered in Polegate, East Sussex, as one of five nominees for its Training Company of the Year 2023 Award. Nominees are selected by BMF Regional Managers based on their commitment […]
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Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), the largest independent merchant group in the South of England, has acquired Roofing Gear, expanding its specialist roofing division by a further three branches and adding another £6 million turnover to the Group. Established 19 years ago, Roofing Gear has three strategically located branches in Yeovil, Dorchester and Poole providing […]
UK JUNE 2023: Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Colchester and Bury St Edmunds builders merchant operations of Kent Blaxill. The builders merchant operation, that provides a comprehensive range of building products, has been acquired by IBMG from PaintWell, the owners of Kent Blaxill. It will now […]
Martin Stables, our CEO, has shared his vision for the future of Independent Builders Merchant Group, with a focussed target market and countless opportunities to make a difference, whilst not losing the independent ethos that each of our brand names carry. “When we acquire a business, we acquire it because it’s usually a very good […]
Our inaugural Supplier Day, which took place on Tuesday, 16th May 2023, has been a fantastic success. With over 80 industry suppliers in attendance, the event presented an opportunity for these suppliers to meet key decision-makers within our business, following our NBG exit. The aim of the event was to introduce our top suppliers to […]
A team formed of colleagues from our three South East builders merchant brands; Chandlers, Parker and Fairalls, has been crowned the winner of the Teenage Cancer Trust’s Mission Unstoppable challenge. The team, called The Merchant Mission, raised almost £15,000 for the charity in just 10 weeks of dedicated fundraising, which concluded early in 2023. Competing […]
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Across all our independent brands in IBMG, we have a number of important things in common. We share a set of values that make us the Group that we are today. IBMG also has a clear purpose that differentiates the Group from its local brands; IBMG’s purpose is to build a sustainable house of independent […]
Builders reveal a very limited impact of consumer price inflation and rising cost of living on their current and future workload according to a survey we have recently carried out. The extensive survey of small to medium sized builders reveals continued high demand for their trade and point to a robust sector ready to weather […]
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The Builders Merchants Federation is calling on its membership and the wider construction community to support a fundraising drive to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. IBMG and its trading brands are supporting this drive by raising awareness of this fundraising effort. The BMF, which has 870 merchant and supplier companies […]
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IBMG is pleased to announce the opening of a new builders merchant branch in Minehead, Somerset. The new branch is the 13th branch of CRS Building Supplies and opened its doors to customers in January 2023. CRS Building Supplies opened its first branch in 2005 in Cheddar, Somerset, and the business has been steadily growing […]
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