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ABM Distributors: Small Enough to Care, Big Enough to Win
When DIY Week named ABM Distributors Ltd its Wholesaler of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 2026 Awards, it was more than a trophy moment. It was confirmation ofsomething the company’s loyal customer base has known for over thirty years: this Croydon-based distributor does things differently, and has never stopped doing so. Founded in 1994, ABM Distributors has grown from a modest high street shop into one of theUK’s most trusted B2B wholesalers for the electrical and hardware trade. From circuit protectionand ventilation to sealants, tools, and wiring accessories, ABM offers independent retailers,merchants, and trade counters the breadth of a national distributor, with the speed, reliability,and personal touch of a family business.
That combination is captured in the company’s own tagline: Small enough to care, big enough todeliver. It is not a marketing line; it is an operating principle, and it shows up in the numbers.ABM posts a 98% order fulfilment rate and achieves next-day delivery on approximately 96.4%of orders, figures that would be the envy of many a larger operation.
The business is built around four core values - Competitive, Comprehensive, Convenient, andCaring - and every decision is filtered through them. Competitive pricing across a comprehensiverange, delivered conveniently, with a team that genuinely cares about the outcome. Executingthat reliably, day after day, is where ABM has always been strongest.
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Winning Wholesaler of the Year back-to-back means everything to us. We’ve spent overthirty years building a business on trust, reliability, and genuine service.
This recognition belongs as much to our team as it does to us.
Ashit Shah & Hershil Shah, Co-Directors
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The product range grew by more than 15% with the launch of the company’s latest catalogue in2026, adding hundreds of new lines across key categories: ventilation, sealants and adhesives,tools, and wiring accessories. Well-known names including CT1, Gorilla, Starrett,
Envirovent,Wago, and Wylex sit alongside newer additions, reflecting a buying strategy built around whatcustomers want. Behind ABM’s service promise is heavy investment in technology at every level of the
business.The warehouse is now fully electronic: picking, packing, and despatch managed entirely withoutpaper, through a warehouse management system delivering measurable gains in accuracy, stockcontrol, and order turnaround. That same commitment extends to how customers buy: ABM’sB2B ordering platform delivers customer-specific pricing and real- time stock visibility, making itas easy to place an order online at midnight as it is to call the sales desk at 8am.
Underpinning all of it is a straightforward philosophy: every customer, regardless of size,deserves a supplier who answers the phone, delivers on time, and treats the relationship as along-term partnership rather than a transaction. Three decades of growth, back-to- backWholesaler of the Year wins, and a hard-earned reputation for reliability tell their own story.ABM Distributors is a business built on service.
ABM Distributors Ltd T: 0208 681 2025
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info@abmdistributors.co.uk W:
abmdistributors.co.uk
28 DIY WEEK MAY 2026
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