Founded in 2010 and based in Banbury, BSO is an online distributer of building products, offering competitively priced building supplies and tools to trade and retail customers. With over 50,000 SKUs, BSO offers one of the largest ranges of building products available online in the UK.

In addition to financial support to strengthen technology, infrastructure and marketing, as a strategic partner Cairngorm Capital will provide specialist sector and operational expertise to support BSO’s directors in their pursuit of growth and transformation.

Established in 1980, Customade is a specialist manufacturer of high-quality aluminium and PVCu windows, doors and conservatory roof products. Best known for its proprietary and market-leading REAL, Atlas and Fineline aluminium brands, the company operates from 100,000 square foot, state-of-the-art production and storage facilities near Gloucester. In 2016 it employed 320 people and achieved turnover in excess of £35 million.

Following earlier investments in Polyframe, WB Group, and Stevenswood’s manufacturing facility, the Customade acquisition was Cairngorm Capital’s fourth proprietary, off-market transaction in the window and door manufacturing sector since July 2016.

Founded in 1972, MJ Wilson is a leading independent distributor of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (“MRO”) components. The company sells technical Process and Instrumentation products (such as valves, flanges and gaskets) from five regional branches. It employs highly-trained staff who serve a diverse range of long-standing customers.

Cairngorm Capital invested in MJ Wilson in January 2018, as the first in a series of investments within the MRO industry to create a new national and full-service business led by highly experienced industry executives. Through a series of accelerated investments in technically focused companies across the MRO product range, the aim is to develop the MRO platform to become a UK-wide industry leader.

Parker Building Supplies is a leading independent builders’ merchant based in the South East of England. Founded in 1984, the business serves trade and retail customers with its core offering of heavyside building materials plus an array of ancillary product lines including, plumbing, joinery and architectural ironmongery.

In 2017 the company employed just under 300 staff, and generated revenues of £67m from 15 core branches across Sussex and Kent.

Established in 1997, Stevenswood is the UK’s leading national, multi-profile distributor of windows, doors and conservatories. The company has over 30 trade counters in England, Scotland and Wales, generating revenues of over £40m with 165 employees.

The Stevenswood group has been built through a series of six proprietary off-market investments completed with the support of Cairngorm Capital over a twelve month period during 2016 and 2017.

Established in 1992, Thornbridge is one of Scotland’s leading timber processors and distributors. The company has a combined sawmill and distribution hub in Grangemouth plus 8 regional branch outlets across Scotland. It generates revenues of over £35m.

Thornbridge employs 159 highly-trained staff, many very long-serving. It serves a diverse and varied customer base including joiners, DIY enthusiasts, regional housebuilders, fit-out contractors, commercial construction companies and public works contractors. Its substantial warehousing, processing, manufacturing and distribution capabilities enable the business to respond rapidly with an exceptionally wide range of sawn timber species, grades, lengths and finishes.