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‘New opening to support growth and customers throughout Nottinghamshire’

Lords, a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, is pleased to announce that AW Lumb, which operates within the Merchanting division, have opened a new branch in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The branch marks the first new site for AW Lumb’s in over 40 years and comes two years after AW Lumb joined the Lords Group.

Located on the Crown Farm Industrial Estate, the new branch provides 27,000 sq.ft. of warehouse and office space and sits within a 2.9 acre site.  The location is ideal for supporting the existing AW Lumb branches in Tamworth and Dewsbury and between them they can expand their delivery network across the Midlands and beyond.

This new branch will allow AW Lumb to support more of its customers across the Nottinghamshire region, offering the same quality products, expert advice and friendly service its customers rely on to build.  It is a key step in the Group’s ambition to grow organically; with more locations, better stock availability and a team that really understands what customers need. The branch will also provide several new jobs in the local community, and another opportunity for Lords to put its 3 P’s model of investing in our People, investing in our Plant and investing in our Premises into action.

Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer of Lords, said: “The Mansfield branch marks a key step in Lords’ growth strategy and continues the Group’s commitment to supporting our customers new and existing with excellent service, strong stock availability, expert advice and a customer-first approach. It will also create new local jobs and provide a convenient new option for customers in the region.  Customers can expect a full range of building materials, drylining, timber and insulation products, all supported by experienced teams and reliable delivery options.”

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Notes to editors:

Lords is a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY goods.  The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to the general public.

The Group operates through the following two divisions:

• Merchanting: supplies building materials and DIY goods through its network of merchant businesses and online platform capabilities.  It operates both in the 'light side' (building materials and timber) and 'heavy side' (civils and landscaping), through 32 locations in the UK.
• Plumbing and Heating: a specialist distributor in the UK of plumbing and heating products to a UK network of independent merchants, installers and the general public.  The division offers its customers an attractive proposition through a multi-channel offering.  The division operates over 16 locations enabling nationwide next day delivery service.

Lords was established over 40 years ago as a family business with its first retail unit in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.  Since then, the Group has grown to a business operating from 50 sites.

For additional information please visit www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk.