Andrew Cope, chief executive of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) is handing down his leadership role to Allun Pittingale, who has been appointed group managing director as part of a planned succession.
Andrew took over as chief executive officer of IBMG in late 2019, following the acquisition of Chandlers Building Supplies, and brought his focused leadership to the task of integration of the Parkers, Chandlers, Fairalls and Stamco Timber businesses to create the leading group in the southeast.
Meanwhile, Allun joined as part of a planned succession in May 2020 from Travis Perkins, where he was regional managing director for the south east.
Andrew will now remain as business development director of the Group, while Danny Spokes and Trevor Mudd are promoted to managing directors of Chandlers Roofing Supplies and Stamco Timber respectively.
Commenting on the appointments, Fiona Perrin, chairman at IBMG, said: “Andrew has done an outstanding job bringing together four brands with 39 branches across the south east, implementing a new ERP and establishing a high performance, high customer service culture. I can’t thank him enough for his leadership and steady hand and look forward to a future pipeline of acquisitions joining our Group in his new part-time role.
“Having worked with Allun over the last year, we have seen his ability to lead colleagues to even better standards of service in our builders’ merchants division. His promotion to lead our group is very well-deserved. Allun loves being a leader in independent merchanting and colleagues love working with him.”
