The deal confirms Huws Gray as one of the fastest growing builders鈥� merchants in the UK.
Higgins Building Supplies was established in 1866 by Thomas Henry Higgins and had remained under five generations of Higgins family ownership. It operates from a 4.5-acre site and landscaping centre in Wellingborough plus a third site in Irthlingborough.
Matthew Owen, head of acquisitions for Huws Gray, said: 鈥淭his latest acquisition of a well-known and highly respected company in the industry is a perfect fit for us to strengthen and expand our branch network. We鈥檙e not just buying a business; we鈥檙e buying over 150 years of history and we are looking forward to working alongside the existing teams and learning from their industry leading landscaping offer.鈥�
Nigel Higgins, managing director of Higgins Building Supplies, said: 鈥淲e are sure that we are leaving our loyal staff and customers in good hands.鈥�
Huws Gray was established in 1990 as a single store in Anglesey and has grown primarily through acquisitions 鈥� including Shropshire Building Supplies, James Wilby Builders Merchants and Ridgeons Building & Timber Merchants in 2018. It added Milford Building Supplies of Leeds in October 2020 and two months later bought Bradford-based Uriah Woodhead & Son (coincidentally also founded in 1866, just like Higgins).
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