Bromborough Paints is a specialist independent paint distributor with 17 branches across the North West of England, from Shrewsbury in the West Midlands to Carlisle near the Scottish border, serving trade and retail customers.

Bromborough Paints is the third largest independent paint distributor in the UK, with over 100 employees and in 2020, achieved revenues of £17 million.

Founded in 2010 and based in Banbury, Building Supplies Online 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 Building Supplies Online’s directors in their pursuit of growth and transformation.

E-zec Medical is a leading independent provider of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) with over 30 depots across the England, serving a range of NHS funded services on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Established in 1998, and headquartered in Redhill, Surrey, E-zec employs 1,500 specialist staff and in 2020 achieved revenues of £50m.

Independent Builders Merchant Group is the largest independent builders’ merchant in the South of England. The group has been built up through the acquisition of Parker Building Supplies in March 2018, followed by the acquisitions of Stamco, Fairalls, Chandlers Building Supplies and Grant & Stone in 2019, 3 Counties in 2020, and CRS, RGB, Buildit, TPS and Devondale in 2021. The business primarily serves trade customers with its core offering of heavyside building materials, in addition to roofing, plumbing & heating, electrical, and timber, plus a strong online offering.

For more information on the transactions, please see the
Parker Building Supplies investment press release (pdf version: click here),
Stamco investment press release (pdf version: click here),
Fairalls investment press release (pdf version: click here),
Chandlers merger press release (pdf version: click here).

Millbrook Healthcare is a leading provider of community equipment, wheelchair services and home adaptations. These services enable elderly and disabled individuals to maintain their independence within their own homes rather than requiring hospitalised care. Headquartered in Southampton and operating from 29 service centres, Millbrook provides these essential services on behalf of a number of local authority and NHS organisations.

Our aim is continually to enhance service levels for Millbrook’s customers, through additional investments in technology, product offerings and logistics capabilities. With increased financial resources, Millbrook aims to build a nationwide service offering.

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.

National Timber Group is the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK. The Group was created through the acquisitions of market-leading brands Thornbridge, North Yorkshire Timber, Rembrand and Arnold Laver over a 12 month period starting with the investment in Thornbridge in November 2017.

The Group serves a diverse customer base including joiners, housebuilders, and contractors, and is a favoured supplier of large-scale infrastructure projects. With extensive warehousing, processing and distribution capabilities the Group can provide customers across the UK with a full range of the highest quality timber, panel, decorative surfaces and engineered wood products supported by comprehensive timber knowledge and expertise.

In 2019, the Group has a combined turnover of over £250million, over 1300 employees and 52 processing and distribution sites from the North of Scotland to London and the South West.

Sentry Doors is a specialist manufacturer of timber fire and security door-sets for the social housing, public sector, commercial and residential markets. Operating nationally from a 32,000 square foot facility in Doncaster, Sentry has established a strong reputation for manufacturing products that meet the most rigorous quality and fire certification standards.

Our aim is to ensure that Sentry Doors is well equipped to respond to regulatory change and increased market demand, by substantially expanding manufacturing capacity and extending geographic distribution.

Verso Wealth Management is a UK wealth management group based in London providing financial advice and investment management, powered by a digital platform.

Verso’s initial investments in Whitefoord LLP and Munnypot Limited, subject to regulatory approval, are ahead of a series of planned acquisitions within the investment management and IFA sector. Whitefoord provides discretionary investment management services and advice to private clients, trusts and pension funds with over £300m of assets under management. Munnypot’s award winning technology facilitates automated client servicing online.

Whyte Bikes is a premium brand in the E-Bike, Mountain Biking, Adventure/Commuter, and Gravel bike markets. It is an award-winning British bicycle company with a focus on performance and design: “Superb aesthetics combined with the best handling”.

The partnership with Cairngorm Capital is allowing Whyte Bikes to increase its production volumes, to further develop its product portfolio and to ensure that the company is well positioned to capitalise on the growing E-Bike category.