Chandlers Building Supplies

What Chandlers Building Supplies does

Chandlers Building Supplies is a privately held UK building materials merchant headquartered in Banstead, Surrey, operating a network of 8 branch locations across Southern England (Surrey, East Sussex, and Kent). The company sells a comprehensive range of construction materials, timber and wood-based panels, insulation, landscaping products, roofing supplies, groundwork materials, plumbing, bathrooms, electrical, and heating products, alongside hand tools, hardware, and tool hire services. It also operates Chandlers Roofing as an adjacent service subsidiary. The core customer base comprises trade professionals (builders, contractors, tradespeople) and DIY consumers, with a two-tier Trade Account program offering Cash Account (pay-as-you-go at point of sale) and Credit Account (30-day credit with free delivery for verified trade businesses).

The business runs an omnichannel model combining physical branches, a Magento-based e-commerce storefront, click-and-collect, and delivery services. Its revenue model is predominantly transactional goods sales with multiple payment options; EX VAT and INC VAT pricing is displayed, and trade pricing tiers provide competitive economics for repeat trade buyers. Distribution partnerships with branded suppliers such as Dulux, VELUX, Polypipe, Ronseal, Expamet, Fillcrete, and Birtley position the company as a multi-brand trade counter rather than a private-label specialist.

The company was founded in 1993 per firmographic data (though website copyright suggests 2013 as a possible rebrand or digital launch year), and currently employs 51-100 staff. Marketing is conducted through newsletters, blog content, social media, and in-person trade counter advice. There is no evidence of external investment, public listing, or parent company ownership.

Name

Chandlers Building Supplies

Legal name

Chandlers Building Supplies, Inc.

Website

https://chandlersbs.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chandlers Building Supplies is a privately held UK building materials merchant operating 8 branches across Southern England. It sells construction materials, timber, insulation, landscaping, plumbing, and tool hire to trade professionals and DIY consumers via physical branches and a Magento e-commerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Banstead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Sales: Revenue generated from sale of construction materials including blocks, bricks, cement, aggregates, insulation, landscaping products, timber, tools, plumbing, and hardware. Both trade and retail pricing available through account systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chandlers Building Supplies sells construction materials, insulation, timber and wood-based panels, landscaping products, roofing materials, tools and hardware, groundworks supplies, plumbing, bathrooms, electrical, and heating products to trade professionals and DIY customers. The company operates 8 physical branches across Surrey, East Sussex, and Kent, paired with a Magento-based e-commerce storefront, click & collect, home delivery, and trade counter advice. Service offerings include tool hire, estimating services, and trade account programs (Cash Account and Credit Account with 30-day terms).

Product overview

Chandlers Building Supplies is a building materials merchant offering a comprehensive portfolio of construction supplies, insulation, landscaping, roofing, timber, tools, groundworks, plumbing, bathrooms, electrical, and heating products through multiple channels. The company operates a network of 8 branch locations across Surrey and East Sussex, offering both trade and consumer purchasing options. Core offerings include the Construction Materials range (covering blocks, bricks, cement, aggregates, damp proofing, plastering, paints, woodcare, and lintels), the Insulation product line (cavity closers, PIR, rock and glass-based insulation), Landscaping materials (paving, block paving, natural stone, timber products), Timber and Wood Based Panels, Tools and Hardware, Groundworks supplies, and specialized Plumbing, Bathroom, Electrical and Heating products. Services include Tool Hire, Trade Account options (Cash Account and Credit Account with 30-day terms), Click and Collect ordering, Get a Quote for project planning, and Estimating Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Materials Comprehensive range of construction materials including blocks, bricks, brickwork accessories, cement products, construction aggregates, damp proofing, masonry ventilation, plastering and dry walling, additives, adhesives, mastics and sealants, treatments, paints, preparation products, protection and cleaning, woodcare, and lintels and beams, supplied to trade professionals and DIY customers.
• Insulation Building insulation products including cavity closers, pipe insulation, rock-based insulation, multifoil insulation, EPS insulation, PIR insulation, and glass-based insulation.
• Landscaping Landscaping materials including concrete paving slabs and edging, domestic block paving, garden products, natural stone, timber landscaping products, and porcelain paving.
• Roofing Roofing materials and products for construction projects.
• Timber and Wood Based Panels Timber products including battens, carcassing CLS, machined softwood, MDF mouldings, scaffold boards, and wood-based panels such as chipboard, hardboard, MDF, OSB, and plywood, as well as roof windows and rooflights.
• Tools and Hardware Tools and hardware supplies including hand tools, power tool accessories, site equipment, anchors and plugs, bolts nuts and washers, nails, screws, clothing and PPE, tarpaulin and straps, staples, and footwear.
• Groundworks Groundworks materials including surface water drainage, below ground drainage, manhole covers and frames, groundwork ancillaries, flags kerbs and edgings, structural metalwork, and plastic ducting.
• Plumbing Plumbing supplies including plastic plumbing materials, yellow brassware, waste fittings, and traps.
• Bathrooms Bathroom products including taps and wastes for bathroom installations.
• Electrical Electrical supplies including cable accessories.
• Heating Heating products and accessories.
• Tool Hire Tool hire service for construction and building projects.
• Estimating Services Professional estimating services for construction projects.
• Click and Collect Online ordering service allowing customers to buy online and collect from branch locations.
• Get a Quote Quote service for planning large projects with expert knowledge assistance.
• Trade Account Services Trade account services including Cash Account (pay-as-you-go at point of sale with trade prices) and Credit Account (30-day credit account with trade prices, free delivery, and online account management for verified trade businesses).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• PolypipeminorOthersPolypipe products sold through Chandlers Building Supplies, including soil pipes and fittings.
• ExpametminorOthersExpamet galvanized joist hangers, restraint straps, and building products supplied through Chandlers.
• FillcreteminorOthersFillcrete brickfill and expansion joint filler products available through Chandlers.
• DuluxminorOthersDulux Trade paints and primers available including Weathershield exterior paints.
• RonsealminorOthersRonseal wood treatment products including wood preservers, varnishes, and decking treatments stocked.
• BirtleyminorOthersBirtley Supergalv steel lintels available through Chandlers branches.
• VELUXminorOthersVELUX Rewards program offered through Chandlers Building Supplies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jewson: Jewson is a major UK builders' merchant owned by Saint-Gobain, with a national branch network supplying timber, bricks, landscaping, roofing, plumbing and heating products to trade and DIY customers. Overlaps directly with Chandlers' product categories, customer base and trade-pricing model.
• Wickes: Wickes is a UK home improvement retailer serving trade professionals and DIY customers with building materials, kitchens, bathrooms, timber and landscaping, with a national store footprint and growing e-commerce/DIYPro trade offer. Same product categories and dual trade/DIY targeting make Wickes a direct competitor for DIY spend and a partial trade competitor.
• Huws Gray: Huws Gray is one of the UK's largest independent builders' merchants operating a multi-branch network across England and Wales with a comparable trade-and-DIY mix and similar product breadth in heavy building materials, landscaping and roofing. Independent ownership, branch-led distribution and mid-market scale make it a close architectural peer to Chandlers.
• Buildbase: Buildbase is a UK builders' merchant cooperative with a national branch network selling heavy building materials, landscaping, timber, plumbing and hire products to trade and retail customers. Comparable core range, trade-pricing model and branch-led omni-channel distribution.
• Travis Perkins: Travis Perkins is the UK's largest builders' merchant operating hundreds of branches across the country serving trade professionals and DIY customers with building materials, timber, plumbing, landscaping and tool hire. Directly comparable to Chandlers on product breadth, trade-and-retail mix, multi-channel model and credit-account offering, although at vastly larger scale.
• MKM Building Supplies: MKM is an independent UK builders' merchant group with a rapidly expanding branch network offering building materials, landscaping, plumbing, bathrooms and kitchens, plus tool hire and estimating services. Its independent-ownership, multi-branch South-East-adjacent model, and added services such as tool hire and estimating make it a particularly close comparable to Chandlers.
• Bradfords Building Supplies: Bradfords is a privately-held UK builders' merchant with a multi-branch network in the South West and Wales, supplying heavy building materials, landscaping, plumbing, kitchens and bathrooms to trade and DIY customers. Independent, regional, multi-branch merchant with trade-account services that mirror Chandlers' go-to-market.
• Selco Builders Warehouse: Selco is a UK trade-only builders' merchant with a national network of large-format branches stocking heavy building materials, timber, landscaping, plumbing and tool hire. Direct overlap on core materials range, trade-account model and tool hire service even though Selco focuses exclusively on trade rather than serving DIY.

Broad incumbents

• B&Q: B&Q is the UK's largest home improvement retailer (Kingfisher), with a national chain of large-format stores plus a significant e-commerce operation serving predominantly DIY customers across building materials, kitchens, bathrooms, landscaping, tools and hardware. Same broad product overlap with Chandlers' DIY side but B&Q is not a focused trade-counter; relevant as the larger incumbent competing for the DIY half of Chandlers' customer base.

Regional players

• Lawsons: Lawsons is a privately-held South East England builders' merchant with multiple branches across London and the home counties serving trade and DIY customers. Same regional footprint as Chandlers, with very similar product mix, trade-pricing and branch-led distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChandlersBS
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChandlersBuildingSupplies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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