Awards
Through ongoing investment into the business and it's employees, LBS is continuously recognised for it's hard work through various local, national, industry and commercial awards. Over the past 15 years LBS has received the highest of accolades by winning the "Best Independent Builders' Merchant" on numerous occasions, placing them at number 1 across the whole of the UK.
Locally, LBS is placed highly year on year through business awards devised to rank the biggest businesses in the area. These pit LBS against the largest organisations in Wales based on turnover. These awards include, but are no limited to, the following:
2019
Winner Of Best Independent Builders Merchants Award - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner Of Best Marketing Initiative Award - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
2018
Winner Of Best Independent Builders Merchants Award - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner of Website & Digital Initiative of the Year - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner of Best Customer Service - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Trainee of the Year - Alun Thomas - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
2017
Winner of Best Independent Builders Merchants Award - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Achiever of the Year Category - Dai Thomas - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Branch Manager of the Year - Lee Davies - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner of Best Builders Merchant for Self-Builders - Build It Awards
Young Merchant Achiever of the Year - Greg Ace - BMF Awards
Winner of Business Of The Year (150+ Employees) - Swansea Bay Business Awards
2016
Winner of Independent Builders Merchant Of the Year (11-25 branches) - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom Of The Year - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Branch Manager Of The Year - Ben Davies - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner of Retailer of the Year award - West Wales Business Awards
Winner of Business of the Year award - West Wales Business Awards
Winner of Business of the Year 150+ Employees' award - Swansea Bay Business Awards
2015
Winner of UK's Best Independent Builders Merchants (6+) Branches - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
Winner of 'Retailer Of The Year' award - Carmarthen Journal & Llanelli Star Business Awards
Winner of Best Training Initiative - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
2013
Winner of Best Training Initiative - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
2012
Winner of Best Trainee - Builders Merchants' Awards for Excellence
2011
Best UK Builders Merchant of the Year (6+) Branches, Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence
Best UK Customer Service, Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence
Swansea Bay Business of the Year Swansea Bay Management and Leadership Award, Swansea Bay Partnership Awards
Andy Nichols - Best UK Trainee - Builders Merchants Awards for excellence
2010
Winner of Best UK Independent Builders' Merchant (6+ branches)
Mark Davies, Managing Director, is a finalist at the Swansea Bay Regional Business Awards in the Leadership and Management in Business category.
Best UK Marketing Initiative at the Builders' Merchants Awards for Excellence.
2009
Winner in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the Swansea Bay Regional Business Awards.
2009 Roaring Dragons Award from the Institute of Welsh Affairs in recognition of LBS' contribution to the local economy, community and environment.
2008
Runners up in this years Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence in the category of Best UK Customer Service.
2007
Runners up in the national industry awards - the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence, in the category of Best UK Marketing Initiative and Best UK Customer Service.
2006
LBS receives two Awards in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the Arts & Business Cymru 'New Partners' and The Prince of Wales 'Arts & Kids' initiatives.
National Builders' Merchants Awards for Excellence 2006 Award for Achievement of the Year.
2005
Runners up in the national industry awards - the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence in the category of Best Customer Service initiative.
2004
LBS wins a Commendation Award from Arts & Business Cymru in recognition of their New Partnership with Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music & Flowers, as the main sponsor.
2003
Runners up in the national industry awards - the Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence in the category of Best Marketing Initiative.