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Buildbase

UK company

Buildbase is a builders’ merchants in the United Kingdom, and is approaching two hundred branches nationwide. Buildbase is part of Huws Gray having been bought from Grafton Group plc in a deal that saw Grafton sell its merchanting business in the UK. It is a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Buildbase is a builders’ merchants in the United Kingdom, and is approaching two hundred branches nationwide. Buildbase is part of Huws Gray having been bought from Grafton Group plc in a deal that saw Grafton sell its merchanting business in the UK. It is a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).2

Corporate structure

Buildbase is part of a group headed by Grafton Group. 17 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Grafton Group Dublin, Ireland
    • IKH 100% · Kauhajoki As, Finland
    • Buildbase
    • Hirebase Subsidiary
    • Athina Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • Chadwicks Group Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • Chadwicks Holdings Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • GRAFTON GROUP (UK) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • Bathroom Distribution Group UK ltd Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • Frontline Bathrooms Limited Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
      • Grafton Merchanting GB ltd Subsidiary · Oxford, United Kingdom
      • The Timber Group ltd Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Grafton Group Finance Public Limited Company Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • Grafton Group Management Services Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • Grafton Group Treasury Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • SELCO TRADE CENTRES LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Woodie's D.I.Y. Limited Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • building material

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Sources

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