Building Supplies

Kent Blaxill is one of the largest and oldest builder's merchants in East Anglia. Over the past 180 years, we've built up an enviable reputation for delivering a professional service, expert industry knowledge and quality building materials you can trust.

Did you know? Kent Blaxill means business!

To give you an idea of the capacity of our Colchester site, we handled the following in 2014:
42,000 25kg bags of cement – roughly the weight of 83 Routemaster double decker buses.
30,000m2 of 100mm blocks – 7.4 acres, more than our entire Colchester branch site.
155,000m 4” x 2” sawn timber – 91 miles! From Colchester to Peterborough.
190,000m of tile batten – 119 miles! From Colchester to the outskirts of Oxford.
5,500 tons of aggregates – Enough to fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools, with change.
49,000m2 of 12.5mm plasterboard – Over nine American football fields.

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What you can find In-Branch

We offer a vast range of building materials to suit everyone from a DIY enthusiast to building contractors. We stock timber, bricks and blocks and membranes. You’ll also find damp-proof coursing, building-related chemicals, piping, flue systems, felts and more. In short, Kent Blaxill has everything you need to build a house from the ground up.

Phone Colchester or Bury St Edmunds branches for your delivery or collect options.

Click on the Bricks & Blocks image below to download our Brick Portfolio Brochure.

Bricks & Blocks

Beam & Block Flooring

Cements, Plasters & Aggregates

Drainage

Building Supplies

Our Colchester branch has a large range of bricks and as a result, we can offer you the widest selection and best expert advice in matching or choosing the perfect brick for your project.

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