Introduction

Leading UK Brands

Grafton Group plc made its first plumbers merchanting acquisition in the UK in 1988, its first mortar plant acquisition in 1995 and
its first builders merchanting acquisition in 1996. Since then the group has grown through acquisition and organic development to
become one of the largest merchanting operations in the industry and the leading mortar manufacturer. The group’s turnover in 2008 exceeded €2,673m.

The group has developed over a number of years and incorporates a strong national market position in builders and plumbers
merchanting in the UK. The group’s portfolio of business incorporates a number of market-leading brands in each business sector.

 

Transparent Solution

At Grafton we present clients with a seamless interface to all our brands at
group procurement level.

We combine the strength of our market leading brands to give you a complete materials solution for all your construction needs. This allows you to rationalise your supply chain and maximise your purchasing power to drive down construction costs.

The brand’s individual specialist sales team will work with your procurement offices on material scheduling and value engineering, enabling the brands to deliver a solution to site, when and where it is needed.

 

Grafton Merchanting GB

As the third largest builders merchant in the UK with over 400 branches, Grafton Merchanting GB Ltd (GMGB) is an established and well-respected organisation that specialises in the supply of building materials. It has a dedicated team for Supply Chain Solutions whose clients or partners are housing associations, local authorities, construction companies, facilities and utilities companies and government bodies in the defence, health and education sectors.

GMGB brings together Grafton Group’s merchanting operations within the UK. It includes Buildbase, Plumbase, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, Jackson Building Centres, Hendricks Lovell, PDM, L&G Forest Products, Acorn Drywall & Insulation, Keelsupply and Southern Drywall & Insulation. Other Grafton companies that are part of Supply Chain Solutions include Macnaughton Blair, Lloyd Worrall and CPI Mortars. By combining the strengths of these market-leading brands, GMGB is able to offer a seamless interface to all these businesses at group procurement level, giving a complete materials solution for partnering customers.

Through Supply Chain Solutions, Grafton’s aim is to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with its partners.

Merchanting
	Buildbase The groups leading UK builders merchants brand, with over 130 branches. Buildbase supply building products, Plumbing & heating and kitchens & bathrooms. Buildbase has been named ‘Best National Builders Merchant’ on 4 occasions.
	Jackson Building Centres is a regional chain of builders merchants serving the building trade in East Midlands, Leeds and York from 26 branches. Jackson Building Centres supply building material, plumbing & heating and are renowned for their superb kitchen & bathroom showrooms.
	Hendricks Lovell is a heavyside builders merchant supplying construction companies within London and the home counties. Specialist brands include Brickline, Drainline and Timberline.
	Macnaughton Blair is the leading builders merchant trading in Northern Ireland with 15 branches. Other brands include MB Architectural, MB Hire and Watershed Bathrooms.
Plumbing & Heating
	Plumbase is a plumbers merchant supplying plumbing and heating engineers throughout the UK from 190 branches. Brands include Plumbline, Time & Temperature, Fireside, Reflections.
	Plumbline is a plumbers merchant trading in Scotland.
Hire
	Hirebase is a specialist plant and equipment hire operation with 50 branches located at Buildbase sites.
	Jackson Hire Centres is the dedicated equipment hire operation within selected Jackson Building Centres.
Specialist Merchanting
	Civils & Lintels has 14 branches and is a specialist national supplier of civils, lintels and associated products to civil engineers, ground workers, construction companies and housebuilders.
	PDM is a leading supplier of above and below ground drainage, pressure pipeline products and civil engineering materials. There are nine branches, seven in Scotland and two in England.
	L&G Forest Products is a specialist timber and plywood importer and merchant.
	Lloyd Worrall is the leading national supplier of architectural ironmongery to the construction industry in the UK with branches in Milton Keynes, Manchester, Bury St Edmunds, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sheffield and Yannedis in London.
	Yannedis based in London, is a leading supplier of architectural ironmongery to the construction industry
	Classic Hardware are an Award winning supplier of Architectural Ironmongery to National House builders and contracting company’s throughout the U.K.
	Shoreheat is a leading stockist of heating spare parts, controls and service engineers supplies. The product range covers oil, gas and solid fuel in the domestic and commercial markets.
Drywall & Insulation
	Acorn Insulation is a distributor of insulation and drywall products including building components to housebuilders and the construction industry, principally in the south of England.
	Keelsupply distributes dry lining and insulation products throughout the north.
	SDI distributes drywall and insulation products in the south and south west.
Mortars & Render
	CPI Euromix is the leading name in dry mortar in the UK specialising in mortar, masonry mortars, renders, screeds and mortar application equipment.