Historic builders' merchant EH Smith has expanded its portfolio in its Midlands heartland with the acquisition of a Coventry business. The Shirley-headquartered firm, which this year celebrates its centenary, has acquired independent merchant Builders Supply.
Family-run EM Smith has 13 trading locations employing 450 staff, the majority of which are in the Midlands region. Builders Supply was founded in Coventry in 1931 and has been run by the third generation of the Ballinger family, employing 28 staff at two sites in Spon End and Aintree Close.
Directors are now retiring from the business post-buyout, terms of which were not disclosed.
