Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Sussex Plumbing Supplies

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.

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.

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires DW Burns & Partner Ltd

October 18, 2021

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired DW Burns & Partner Ltd, a family-run plumbers' merchant and bathroom showroom with branches in Woking and Farnham. The acquisition is an IBMG add-on to expand its specialist plumbing and heating network into Surrey; DW Burns' owner Toby Hoyle will remain with the business to support integration and succession.

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Perrys Builders Merchants

October 27, 2021

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Perrys Builders Merchants Limited, a one-branch builders' merchant based in Plymouth. Perrys will join IBMG's RGB division to extend the group's presence in Plymouth and the South Hams; founder Mark Periton will remain with the business to support the transition and growth.

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.