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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.

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 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.

Cairngorm-backed IBMG Acquires Roofing Gear

June 19, 2023

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital, has acquired Roofing Gear Limited, a local roofing merchant with three branches in the South West of England. The acquisition expands IBMG's specialist roofing division westward, adding geographic presence and product range while Roofing Gear will continue to trade under its existing name with founder Jeremy Gear remaining involved.

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 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.