Huws Gray
| Industry | Builders Merchant |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 300+ Branches (2023) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | John Llewelyn Jones, Terry Owen, Dewi Morris, Andrew Wagstaff |
| Products | Building and home improvement materials |
Number of employees | circa 5000 (2023) |
| Website | www |
Huws Gray is a British builders merchants chain based in the town of Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales. Following the acquisition of the Buildbase, PDM Scotland and Civils and Lintels brands, the Huws Gray Group has over 300 branches across England, Wales and Scotland as of 2023 and is the largest independent builders merchant in the UK.
History
[edit]The business was founded in 1990 in Anglesey with 4 employees. Today, Huws Gray employs more than 5,500 employees across its branch network.[1] In 2017 the company added its 60th branch [2][3] In July 2021 the company agreed to purchase the merchanting business of Grafton Group in a deal worth £520m.[4] The sale was completed in January 2022.[5] In November 2021, backed by US private equity firm Blackstone, Huws Gray acquired Swansea city center-based builders and timber merchant Exall & Jones Ltd.[6]
Sponsorship
[edit]The company previously sponsored the Cymru Alliance league, the second tier of the Welsh football in the north and mid-Wales, and the league was known as the Huws Gray Alliance.[7] On acquisition of Buildbase, they are now sponsors of the West of Scotland Football League. They were also the main sponsors of the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament held between the Island Games teams on Anglesey.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Building Materials and Supplies from Huws Gray Builders Merchants".
- ^ "Huws Gray reaches 60th branch milestone". 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Huws Gray reaches 60th branch milestone | Huws Gray Blog | Huws Gray". Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Materials businesses sold in £520m deal". July 2021.
- ^ "Grafton Group completes sale of traditional merchanting business in Britain".
- ^ "Huws Gray Group acquires Exall and Jones". www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Huws Gray Alliance". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010.
- ^ Sponsorship announcement on the Ynys Mon Island Games Association website
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