In July 2005 Hadleigh Building Supplies joined Buildbase. This well-respected general builders merchant trades from a spacious three-acre site in Hadleigh, Suffolk and has now been relaunched as Hadleigh Buildbase. Manager Ryan Horsley heads up a team of 13 staff. The business has been trading since the early 1970s when local entrepreneur, Peter Mitchell, started an equipment hire operation. He diversified into building materials and his son Mark carried on the business, expanding to the current premises three years ago. Today it is a busy builders merchant offering the complete range of timber and building supplies. As well as a mill operation there is a bathroom showroom. The trade counter are will shortly be refurbished and there are plans to add Hirebase.