A better route to independent merchants
National Buying Group helps Suppliers build efficient, trusted and commercially meaningful relationships with some of the best independent merchants in our industry.
Why work with NBG?
As a Supplier, working with National Buying Group means gaining access to a network of the most forward-thinking merchants in the building materials industry. Partnering with NBG means gaining access to the following:
Excellence in Buying
As an NBG Supplier, you can achieve increased sales success at scale through competitive agreements with one group, which are accessible to a wide network of ambitious independent merchants.
A Supportive Community
NBG is built upon trusted relationships, active engagement and a collaborative, independent merchant network. This means your business will benefit from close collaboration with our dedicated Category Management Teams (CMTs), which are set up to maintain an ongoing dialogue.
Enhancing Business Performance
You will benefit from efficient administration, strong compliance, clear communication and commercial opportunities only available as part of a leading buying group.
How Supplier
relationships work
As a Supplier to National Buying Group, you can expect clear, structured agreements across relevant product categories, with high levels of Partner engagement and strong communication between you and our Partners.
Agreements
NBG works closely with you to create agreements that deliver value for both your business and our Partners.
Category relevance
NBG’s category-focused approach helps connect you with merchant Partners that are most advantageous to your markets, customers and growth ambitions. This means you will be able to respond quickly to any opportunities that emerge. Close relationships across categories help ensure agreements remain aligned with both your business’s and our Partners’ mutual goals.
Partner engagement
Regular engagement with Partners helps you understand changing priorities across NBG’s merchant network. Partner feedback plays a critical role in solidifying your relationships and future-proofing agreement development.
Communication and relationship management
As an NBG Supplier, you will benefit from our Central Team acting as a link between you and our Partners. This helps build productive and trusted working relationships across the network. Dedicated relationship management helps maintain engagement, encourage collaboration and maximise the value of your relationship with our Partners through regular communication.
What Suppliers gain
As the country’s leading buying group for independent merchants, National Buying Group provides your business with a clear, proven route to market and unrivalled access to an engaged network of merchants.
You will benefit from a high volume of purchasing nationwide from independent merchants backed by strong deal compliance and committed Supplier support. Your partnership with NBG will also ensure you have streamlined access to this unrivalled network of independent merchants through a single contract, centralised payment system, and structured account management. A network of trusted experts is always on hand to develop a strategy which increases your brand’s presence, exposure and sales.
NBG’s Partners, knowledge, cutting-edge systems and dedicated support team create an environment that allows your business and brand to thrive.
Testimonials
What Do our
Suppliers Say?
“We are thrilled to be an NBG Supplier and see such incredible progress in a relatively short period. The addition of NBG branches to our network really shows how quickly our partnership has had an impact. Through NBG, we’ve been able to strengthen our ties to the independent merchant market.”
Chris Dawson
Sales Director at Brett Martin
“We are really grateful for the support NBG gives us. It highlights to us the importance of having business relationships that are invested in one another’s success. Their willingness to contribute to our business growth speaks volumes about the culture within NBG and the passion they have for building up the industry.”
Rebecca Fortescue-Halliwell
Head of Marketing & Digital Strategy at ForgeFix
“Our partnership with NBG has been nothing short of exceptional. By working closely with the CMT on our strategy to increase engagement, we have been able to achieve remarkable results together. Their unwavering support and encouragement have been paramount in the successes we have enjoyed with the group this year. The loyalty, engagement, and deal adherence we experience with NBG members truly cements our relationship and exemplifies the spirit of genuine partnership.”
Vicki Elliott
National Commercial Manager at Cemex UK Cement
Product categories
National Buying Group is active across seven core categories of the building materials market, working with over 350 Suppliers across more than 400 agreements.
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Our Category
Management Teams
A dedicated Category Management Team (CMT) is responsible for Supplier agreements in each one of our core categories.
These teams are led by Partner representatives – usually principals of their businesses – who are experts in their respective fields. Supported by our professional Buyers, you can build deals with NBG, based on live and forecasted data, trends and feedback.
Your brand will also enjoy enhanced visibility and reach through displays and promotions, leading to increased market awareness and buy-in.
FAQs
National Buying Group works with a wide range of Suppliers serving the independent merchant sector, from large multinationals to emerging SMEs. Rather than acting as simply transactional vendors, Suppliers are seen as long-term commercial partners.
Agreements are shaped through NBG’s unique governance structure and Category Management Teams (CMTs), which use dedicated Buyers, Partner experience and market knowledge to inform decisions.
NBG Suppliers are committed to developing meaningful, profitable partnerships with NBG and its Partners through ongoing dialogue, product and pricing updates and Partner collaboration.
NBG’s route-to-market model enables Suppliers to engage with a national network of independent merchants, while Supplier relations are facilitated by the Central Team and CMTs.