NEWS EXTRA
The category directors are all time-served experienced buyers in their own businesses, and trading director Phil Woolford says that between them, the team of category directors have hundreds of years of experience. “If you have a buyer in one business who arranges a deal and say they will have that product in all their branches, that’s one thing, from our point of view, whoever is doing the buying for the Fortis group then has to make sure that they communicate that out to the membership.” BMJ
FORTIS FACTS:
Members: 40 Branches: 479 Staff: 8750
Delivery vehicles: 1576 Supply Agreements: 464 Suppliers: 380 Turnover: (2023) £2.36bn Approx % of total merchant market: 10
WINNING TICKETS
The 11 Fortis Supplier of the Year Awards are voted for by the members; the Most Engaged Merchant is voted for by suppliers. The award winners and nominees were:
Bricks & Blocks: Forterra, H+H, Ibstock, Wienerberger (winner)
Civils & Groundworks: ACO (winner), Brett Martin, Fernco, Keystone Lintels
Landscaping & Cement: Aggregate Industries, Heidelberg Materials, Pavestone (winner) Tobermore
Timber & Sheet Materials: ECC Timber Products, Inite Plywood, W Howard, Kronospan (winner)
Insulation & Plasterboard: Isover, Rockwool, Siniat (winner) Unilin Insulation
Tools, clothing & Ironmongery: Frisco, Sterling Safetywear, Timco, Toolbank (winner)
Roofing and Waterproofing: FlexR (winner) Freefoam, Restec, Wonderbuilds
Joinery: Cheshire Mouldings, Deanta (winner), LPD, Keylite
Decorating & Chemicals: Azpects (winner), Bostik, Rodo, Tembe
Building & Timber Supplier of the Year: ACO
Supplier Account Manager: Matt Woods, Deanta; Dina Vaisman, Wonderbuilds; Nick Brinsford, International Plywood; Ben Davies, Bostik (3rd), Krystal Williams, Pavestone, (2nd) Andy Fletcher, Isover (winner)
Most Engaged Fortis Building & Timber Member: CW Berry (winner), Howarth Timber, JT Atkinson
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www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net May 2024
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