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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.
(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.
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
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).
It was the subject of an initial public offering in 1965 and building materials company Marley subsequently took a 51% stake. [3] Michael Chadwick bought out Marley and renamed the business Grafton Group in 1987. [3] In March 1998, it bought British Dredging, a United Kingdom builders merchants. [4]
Elliott Brothers is a builders' merchant based in Southampton, United Kingdom. The company's headquarters is in Millbank Street, Northam and it has a chain of outlets in and around Hampshire and Dorset. [1] It also operates an online tool warehouse that serves the whole of the United Kingdom. [2]
Payless core products at the heavy end, i.e. building and timber products, were no longer promoted. 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.
On 15 May 2009, Jewson Ltd applied under s.69 (1) Companies Act 2006 for a change of name of Jewson's Drives Ltd which had been registered since 18 March 2009. Jewson Ltd argued that they enjoyed goodwill under the name "Jewson" since 1836 and that they were the United Kingdom's leading timber and builders' merchant.