OUR STORY
Chandler Material Supplies is a 3rd generation family owned builders merchant, operating out of a 3 acre site in Widford, Chelmsford.
The business was started by the current owners’ Grandfather in the 1950’s, who was a post-war builder in the local area. He acquired a plot to store his materials on and began to sell these to other builders as well as building houses. In the 1970’s his sons joined the business, and in the 1980’s and 90’s members of the 3rd generation joined, with the business’ size and appeal growing throughout. Today the business provides building, plumbing and bathroom supplies to the trade and general public, employing 50 staff with over 450 years’ experience between them.
OUR VALUES
The business holds traditional family values at the heart of its culture, supporting and supplying 100’s of local builders with building materials through good times and bad. The business prides itself on stock reliability and customer service, regularly going the extra mile to help customers where required, supported by knowledgeable and approachable staff.
Chandler Materials is a family run, local and independent builder’s merchant, which has been serving the people of Essex since the 1950’s. With an extensive range of building materials from major manufacturers, advice and product information is always available. Trained telephone personnel are available to process your orders for immediate collection or via our reliable delivery service.
OUR SITE
Chandler Materials are renowned for stock reliability and service combining the range of prices of a major supplier with friendly service of a local merchant.
At Chandler Materials we have;
Ample car parking and easy access at a great location
A bathroom showroom
A landscape / patio display
A brick and roof tile matching service.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TEAM
Our Customer Relationship Team have over 75 years of experience & is made up of 3 people;
Rob -
Spending his first 5 years working on site building houses, Rob has first hand experience of the challenges faced by today’s trades. Following this Rob spent 25 years’ driving our HGV crane lorries, delivering and talking to customers every day. Currently, Rob spends most of his day on the roads, popping in to see customers, delivering little bits & pieces to keep customers jobs moving.
Nigel -
Nigel has spent the last 20 years within builders merchants, managing branches & working closely with his customers. He joined Chandler Materials in the summer of 2022 to head up our CRM team & make sure our customers get the 1-1 support they need. On a typical day Nigel can be found in the BM sales office taking off plans for our customers & compiling quotes.
James -
James worked in the wholesale industry before joining us at Chandler Materials in 2017. He started his Chandler journey in our yard as a supervisor. In the summer of 2022 James transitioned to our BM sales team, learning the ropes & working closely with Nigel & Rob straight away. On a standard day you can find James liaising with Rob, working on plans & quoting customers.
LOOKING TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU? Contact Rob at robhowes@chandlermaterials.co.uk or call the sales office on 01245 352650 (opt1) to book a site visit.