Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Perrys Builders Merchants

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.

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) Acquires Wantage Builders Merchants

June 6, 2022

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Wantage Builders Merchants Limited, a single-branch builders merchant in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The deal is an add-on acquisition that extends IBMG's footprint in South Oxfordshire and resolves succession for Wantage's directors while retaining key management for integration.

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.

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 Cornish Fixings (Redruth)

March 1, 2022

Building Products

Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Cornish Fixings (Redruth) Limited, a single-branch builders' merchant based in Redruth, Cornwall. The deal is an add-on acquisition that strengthens IBMG/RGB's presence in the South West, secures succession for Cornish Fixings' founder Jon Sawyer, and provides a platform for further growth in the Redruth area.