Building Materials

Within the building supplies sector Amies International is well known and highly regarded.

Tim Amies brings 18 years’ experience providing analyst coverage of the building materials sector. Furthermore, Amies has acted for the major national and regional groups as well as numerous local merchants and distributors in the consolidation process of recent years. We have a thorough knowledge of the priorities and strategies of many of the key operators in the industry.

Some completed transactions – sampling a cross-section of our activity in the sector:

• Britton Group – sale of £21m turnover timber merchant to Travis Perkins
• James Latham plc – sale of £14 million turnover timber & builders merchanting division to a national builders’ merchant group
• Havelock Europa plc – acquired £13m turnover ESA McIntosh in educational furniture supplies
• Communisis plc – sale of £11 million turnover timber and frame fabrication group to UK timber engineering group
• Grafton Group - acquired a £4 million turnover family owned timber merchant in the North Midlands
• Bristow and Short – sale of £4 million turnover privately owned company to the Grafton Group
• Timber/Builders Merchant in Berkhamstead sold to Jewson.