The building materials market has worked the same way for decades. We thought it could work better.
BuyMaterials is a marketplace where independent builders’ merchants compete for your order. You post what you need, they come back with a price and a delivery date, and you choose.
Before us: endless calls, emails and a photo of a scribbled list, with prices landing days apart. That is how the industry has always bought materials, because there was no better option.
We built BuyMaterials to replace all of that with one list and one place to compare. It works the same whether you run a contracting business, are managing your own build, or are tackling a job at home.
Three things we set out to fix
Save time and energy
Post what the job needs once. Merchants come back to you with a price and a date, rather than you chasing each of them in turn.
Competition you can see
Offers sit side by side, so you compare on price, delivery date and merchant rather than taking the first number you are given.
Liquidity and credit
Financing runs through the platform proving multiple payment methods and 30-day credit accounts so you can trade with every merchant you buy from with one payment wallet.
The best merchants, given room to do what they do best
Independent merchants hold the product knowledge, the local relationships and the willingness to sort a problem out. What they have not had is the technology and the reach of the national chains.
So we build it for them. Our merchant partners get quoting tools, automation and a route to new customers they wouldn’t otherwise reach. More business for them, better prices and service for our customers.
One platform, both sides of the counter
New revenue streams and tools
For our suppliers, they get a strong recurring revenue stream from net new customers every month.
Projects, quotes and orders in one place
Run several jobs at once and keep every list, offer and delivery date under one login.
One trade account, every merchant
Register once with us and buy from any merchant on the platform. No separate account, application or credit check at each one.
A network that keeps growing
Independent specialists, regional merchants and national suppliers, all quoting against each other for your order.
Construction people and technology people, in the same room
Our team has spent years in both industries. We build technology that solves a real problem and gives our merchant partners a way to win.
Rob Lovell
CEO and Co-founder
Scott Holmes
VP Sales and Co-founder
Mike Lovell
CTO
Robert Schlegel
COO
Ian Henderson
CFO
Richard Falconer
Director of Marketing
Artem Mordin
Head of Product
Max Besman
Head of Engineering
Stewart Burnside
Head of Customer Success
Milovan Milic
Board Member
Dr. Serg Bell
Board Member
We are always keen to hear from good people
Our roles are posted on LinkedIn. If nothing there fits but you think you should be here, get in touch anyway.
See what the merchants come back with.
Take a few seconds to register, request a quote for your materials, then compare real prices and real delivery dates.
No fee. No commitment. Just better prices.
