Grant & Stone creates £250m independent merchant business with triple acquisition
Heating and Ventilation News Group's 74 branches lead it to claim to be the biggest independent merchant in southern England Independent builders' merchant Grant & Stone Group has made three acquisitions in the space of a week as it seeks to expand rapidly through a combination of acquisition and organic growth. It now claims to be the largest independent merchant in southern England, with 74 branches stretching from West London to Cornwall and over 1,000 employees. Grant & Stone Group has combined revenues approaching £250 million. On the heating side, the High Wycombe-based firm has bough...