A number of Buying Groups have been set up in the recent years to help the smaller independent merchants, improve their procurement i.e buying power. A list and Contacts of the popular Groups are given below.
FORTIS Merchants Ltd
Web: http://www.fortismerchants.co.uk/
Contact name: Will O’Meara, Director of Operations
H&B Group
Tel: +44 (0) 1923 677724
Email: martin.mansfield@handbgroup.com
Web: http://www.handbgroup.com/
Contact name: Martin Mansfield, Commercial Manager
National Buying Group
Web: http://www.nationalbuyinggroup.com/
Contact name: Nick Oates, Managing Director
National Merchant Buying Society Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 116 253 0531
Email: paul.andrews@nmbs.co.uk
Web: http://www.nmbs.co.uk/
Contact name: Paul Andrews, Trading Manager
Timber Buying Group
Tel: +44 (0) 1948 660564
Email: allandurning@timberbuyinggroup.co.uk
Web: http://timberbuyinggroup.co.uk/
Contact name: Allan Durning, Director
