Operating from a seven-acre site in Trafford Park Manchester with other depots in Stockport, Hyde, Stretford and two branches in Macclesfield, the company has its own transport fleet, 150,000ft2 of warehousing as well as machining, treatment and finishing facilities for a wide range of hardwood and softwood timbers.
Illingworth Ingham is part of h&b’s growing community of more than 100 independent merchant businesses encompassing 270 branches nationwide. The company intends to leverage the group’s buying power to diversify and grow its product offering and increase its heavyside range.
“We are very excited about the potential for growth that joining h&b offers Illingworth Ingham,” said Simon Graveley, chairman. “The raft of h&b deals now unlocked for us opens up new horizons for the business to sell more products and sell more of them. Our newest branch in Macclesfield, opened in September last year, is a truly mixed merchant and we see h&b membership as a key to unlocking great growth there and in all of our depots.”
The h&b Development Group is a relatively new concept for the merchanting industry, offering carefully selected, smaller merchants access to range of negotiated deals and a strategically mapped route to growth and success.
