Parker Group case study

In March 2018 Cairngorm Capital acquired Parker Building Supplies, a leading independent builders’ merchant based in Sussex and Kent.  Three further proprietary investments in 2019 have created the largest independent builders’ merchant in the South East of England, led by a management team with deep industry expertise. The business primarily serves trade customers with its core offering of heavyside building materials, timber, plus an array of ancillary product lines including, plumbing, joinery and architectural ironmongery.  The new enlarged company, which will be part of a holding company known as the Independent Builders’ Merchant Group (IBMG), has 37 branches operating from the Midlands to the South East, with combined revenues of £180 million and over 750 employees.