Euro-Mat plans joint buying

Euro-Mat, the builders’ merchants’ cooperative group that operates throughout Europe, is paving the way towards joint buying activities. The biggest member of Euro-Mat, Eurobaustoff of Germany, has worked out concrete terms of reference for their course of action and the products in combination with the other four members, AB Interpares of Sweden, Grafton Merchanting of the UK and Ireland, and Veris of the Netherlands. Topdom of Slovenia is also an integral part of the group, though it was not present at the meeting in Bad Nauheim, the headquarters of Eurobaustoff. The buying activities are to start up in the areas of wholesale, retail and timber. A total of 16 suppliers geared to the European market are to be approached in this matter. It is intended to launch the buying operation on a European level with all 23 Euro-Mat companies in the spring of 2014.