EH Smith Builders Merchants is one of the largest independent builders merchants and timber merchants in the UK, stocking a comprehensive range of building supplies and trade products.
Traditionally a specialist in heavyside building materials, EH Smith has explored more diverse markets and have expanded their paving & landscaping product ranges as well as the timber merchant side of the business.
The current main trading sectors of the company are:
Bricks & Specialist MasonryPaving & Landscaping ProductsGarden Landscaping ProductsTimberCivil Engineering SolutionsSelfbuild Project ServicesGeneral Building Supplies
Established in Birmingham in 1922, the company has 8 trading locations throughout the Midlands and South East which have been serving local trade professionals and the general public for many years.
EH Smith Builders Merchants believes strongly in the needs of the tradesman. Through the expansion of stock holdings on quality brands, competitive pricing and an unrivalled onsite delivery service, EH Smith have developed their core business in order to meet these needs.
EH Smith Builders Merchants are well known in the construction industry for their ability to source specialist materials and solutions to the customer's requirements.
The company values its 450 strong work force, ensuring that staff are employed and trained to provide the very highest levels of customer service in the industry. The wide range of stock and expertise, ranging from bricks and masonry through to timber, civils, tools and landscaping, makes EH Smith the one-stop-shop for the true trade professional.
The introduction of fixed prices at EH Smith - for the first time in the company’s ninety-year history - has been rewarded with a 30% increase in customer visits across the group’s eight branches.EH Smith's new ‘Proper Prices’ campaign, launched as part of a wider £400,000 redevelopment of the firm’s Shirley, Solihull site and then rolled out across the group, saw 13,000 of EH Smith’s most popular items reduced in price from May 2013 onwards.
The campaign has also resulted in a 29% increase in revenue from smaller building firms and other trades - a key target market for EH Smith.
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