MERCHANT NEWS
Plumbing and heating specialist Keith Laird, pictured helping a customer.
WITH THE ACQUISITION OF B. MCNAMEE & CO IN STRABANE, MACBLAIR WILL BRING FURTHER RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO THE TRADITIONAL LOCAL MERCHANT…
The best of both worlds
L eading supplier of building & Co, a successful builders’ merchant operating from a 6-acre site on Park Rd, Strabane, County Tyrone, aligning the merchant’s tradition and successful journey in the town with MacBlair’ s resources, expertise, extensive branch network, and buying power. materials MacBlair has announced the acquisition of B. McNamee It is very much business as usual at the branch which will continue to trade as B McNamee, under the guidance of branch manager Owen Falconer and his strong team. “Customers will be offered the excellent service we are known for with the added advantage of an enhanced product range offered by MacBlair,” commented Owen. “All while retaining our local connection within our community.” “We understand how important this business is to the local area,” commented MacBlair Category Manager Seamas Tumelty. “We aim to support an already successful business with small incremental changes by
enhancing our current Plumbing and Heating core range.”
has 20 years’ experience in the industry. “With such a wealth of knowledge already on the ground, supported by the team at MacBlair, our customers can be confident that the right help and advice is at the end of the phone or over the counter,” Owen added. Both Owen and Seamas believe the acquisition will offer the existing and new customer base a bigger and better choice at a great value. “Our customers will be able to come to Strabane knowing that they are going to get the same high level of service they have become accustomed to and across the MacBlair network,” Owen commented. “The MacBlair team has been more than helpful, so that has made the acquisition process run exceptionally smoothly. We will keep building upon what we have already started, and MacBlair has the resources, business acumen and leadership to help us do that. The future looks bright.”
PLUMBING AND HEATING EXPERTISE Traditionally, the product range on offer from B McNamee has been targeted towards the DIY plumber, however, the strength and expertise within the MacBlair plumbing and heating division will create a more comprehensive offering to the trade plumber and heating engineers. “Our initial plan will be to ensure a full core range of plumbing items are available off the shelf, with an enhanced heating range to follow. This will include products from market-leading manufacturers of boilers, cylinders, and radiators, as well as a comprehensive range of renewables,” Seamas explained. “Thanks to MacBlair’s extensive logistical operation and branch network, if a product is not immediately available at the branch, we can usually get it there in line with customer requirements,” he said. There are three plumbing specialists within the branch, led by Keith Laird, who
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