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Huws Gray is a British builders merchants chain based in the town of Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales.Following the acquisition of the Buildbase, PDM Scotland and Civils and Lintels brands, the Huws Gray Group has over 300 branches across England, Wales and Scotland as of 2023 and is the largest independent builders merchant in the UK.
A non-profit organisation, the National Federation of Builders (NFB) is an independent federation which supplies business and training services to builders, constructors, contractors and house builders across England and Wales. Its website provides a public list of NFB-approved builders [1] and a find a builder service.
The jobbing builder market was lost to the new UK Wickes chain. Following poor trading, WH Smith extricated itself from the merger and then Boots sold Do It All to Focus DIY in 1998. The Focus group retained some of the Payless own-brand ranges and successfully bought up Wickes - later selling them at a substantial profit to Travis Perkins .
Buildbase is a builders’ merchants in the United Kingdom, and is approaching two hundred branches nationwide. Buildbase is part of Huws Gray having been bought from Grafton Group plc in a deal that saw Grafton sell its merchanting business in the UK. [1] It is a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
In August 2013, it bought Wearside builders' merchant Thompsons, [8] in October 2013, it bought Binje Ackermans, a Brussels based merchanting operation, [9] and in December 2013, Grafton Group opened ten showrooms, and launched a brand new website called Bohen, which focuses on the bathroom, kitchen and bedroom industry.
Also operates a builders merchant (C.T. Baker, the original business) and two franchise branches of the Budgen's supermarket chain, including the largest by floor area in the UK in Holt and a smaller branch in Aylsham. The CT Baker group also owns a number of other retail properties in Holt. [3] Baldwins Stowmarket * Dovercourt * Ipswich: Banburys
(2014) The former Ripaults Factory, a grade II listed building in Enfield, taken over by Travis Perkins in 2015. [2] Travis Perkins plc is a British builders' merchant and home improvement retailer with head offices based in Northampton. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Wickes Group plc is a British home improvement retailer.. It is the second largest home improvement retailer in the United Kingdom, behind B&Q.Whilst open to the general public, its sales of supplies and materials are predominantly orientated towards tradespeople. [2]