Cowal acquires John Cameron Plumbers and Builders Merchants
30 May 2022Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies Ltd has completed its third major acquisition in five years by adding John Cameron Plumbers and Builders Merchants Ltd to its merchant group.
Family-run Cowal previous acquired Reddance Building Supplies in 2017 and Catherwood Construction Materials in 2021. Cowal also has three depots in Dunoon, Rothesay and Balloch.
The trading name of John Cameron will be retained and the management team at the Cameron’s Kinning Parkway Industrial Estate site in Glasgow will remain with the business. Both Cowal and Camerons are founding partners of the National Buying Group (NBG).
The acquisition makes Cowal one of the largest general merchants in the West of Scotland with six sites and more than 60 employees.
“We have competed against Cameron’s for many years and have always admired their way of doing business, the quality of their people and commitment to their customers,” said Stewart Shaw Jr, director at Cowal.
“Our intention is to add a further two or three merchants to our group within the next few years. Our goal is to develop a self-sustaining business with strong management teams, whilst retaining the family values and closeness to our local communities that sets us apart.”
