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21/10/2019

Dickies Workwear Clearance Sale NOW ON

EH Smith Builders Merchants is one of the largest independent builders merchants and timber merchants in the UK, stocking a comprehensive range of building supplies and trade products. Traditionally a specialist in heavyside building materials, EH Smith has explored more diverse markets and have expanded their paving & landscaping product ranges as well as the timber merchant side of the business.

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The current main trading sectors of the company are:

• Bricks & Specialist Masonry

• Paving & Landscaping Products

• Garden Landscaping Products

• Timber

• Civil Engineering Solutions

• Selfbuild Project Services

• General Building Supplies

Established in Birmingham in 1922, the company has 11 conveniently located trading locations throughout the Midlands and South East which have been serving local trade professionals and the general public for many years. Click here to view the SALE.

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