Blue Bay Building Products has been acquired by Wolseley Group
Cardiff – CFI is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Blue Bay Building Products on its sale to Wolseley Group.
Blue Bay Building Products is an independent distributor of specialist civil engineering and construction building products. They operate from four strategically placed locations across the UK and stock over 2,000 specialist products.
Wolseley Group is a leading specialist provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, and utility products to trade customers. Trading under a number of leading brands, they have around 650 branches nationally, three centres of excellence in the utilities space, support centres in Warwick and Ripon, and four distribution centres.
Bluebay will strengthen the Infrastructure division of Wolseley, particularly its Burdens business.
Simon Gray, Chief Executive Officer at Wolseley Group said, “We are delighted to add Bluebay to our portfolio of specialist businesses. Its expertise and provision of market-leading products, combined with its exceptional reputation and strong relationships, will complement our existing businesses and help to ensure first-class service and availability of products is provided to our customers.”
Nigel Howell, Managing Director of Bluebay said, “The synergies surrounding this acquisition will provide an unparalleled product offering to our sector, supported by industry leading levels of customer service and technical support.”
He added, “The CFI UK Team managed the whole deal from start to finish in a highly professional manner, ensuring an excellent outcome.”
This transaction closed on 13 January 2025.
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