Cairngorm-backed IBMG Acquires Roofing Gear

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Independent Roofing Supplies

May 31, 2022

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a Cairngorm Capital portfolio company, has acquired Independent Roofing Supplies (IRS), an independent roofing merchant with three branches in the South East of England. The add-on expands IBMG's geographic footprint and product range across London, Sussex and Kent and secures succession for IRS's management team.

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires MS Roofing Supplies

July 3, 2023

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP, has acquired MS Roofing Supplies Limited, a roofing merchant operating five branches across Sussex. The acquisition is an add-on to IBMG's specialist roofing division to expand geographic coverage, broaden product range and support future growth as MS Roofing's managing director retires.

IBMG (backed by Cairngorm Capital) Acquires Merkko Builders Merchants

May 4, 2022

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a Cairngorm Capital portfolio company, has acquired Merkko Builders Merchants Ltd, a two-branch builders' merchant headquartered in Abingdon. The deal expands IBMG's branch network into Oxfordshire and Berkshire, secures succession for Merkko's owners, and will see Merkko join IBMG's builders' merchants division under the leadership of its existing MD, Ian Duckitt.

IBMG (Cairngorm Capital portfolio) Acquires Dougfield Plumbers Supplies

January 6, 2022

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Dougfield Plumbers Supplies Limited, a plumbers' merchant with 10 branches across South Wales and the South West. The acquisition is an add-on to IBMG's plumbing and heating division and extends the group's specialist offering into Wales and the South West while securing succession for Dougfield's management.

Cairngorm Capital Merges Grant & Stone and Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG)

September 20, 2021

Building Products

Cairngorm Capital Partners has merged two of its portfolio companies, Grant & Stone Group and Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), to form the largest independent builders' merchant group in southern England. The combined business (trading at group level as IBMG) comprises 123 branches, revenues in excess of £500 million and more than 1,700 employees, creating a platform for further growth, new market entry and M&A.

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Sussex Plumbing Supplies

October 22, 2021

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Sussex Plumbing Supplies Limited, a Polegate-based plumbers' and heating merchant. The deal expands IBMG's specialist plumbing and heating offering into Sussex and Kent, preserves succession for owner Glenn Vinall (who will remain Managing Director) and strengthens IBMG's platform for further growth.