Materials Market

Like all great ideas, Materials Market started with a problem. Founders Samuel and Andrew were working as buyers for a small roofing contractor, fighting an everyday battle to get building materials to site on time and on budget. This involved contacting supplier after supplier to check availability, negotiate prices and place orders. There were so many suppliers out there, but finding one that ticked all the boxes for each order was an almost impossible task. If only there was a way to reach them all at once. The beginnings of an idea started to take shape in Samuels mind... In a small Japanese restaurant in Camden, Samuel and Andrew sketched out plans for a website that brought together a disparate network of suppliers to provide low prices, fast deliveries and great service to trade and DIY customers alike. By getting the suppliers to work together, they knew they would be able to create a proposition that was better than any individual supplier could offer. Fast forward throu...