“Virtually every major supplier now trades with the Group, allowing the branches to offer a wide range of quality brands off the shelf to their customers at competitive prices. The IEBG is now widely recognized as a major player in the market.”
With branches in almost every major town and city in Ireland, the IEBG competes head on with its main competitors on a day to day basis.
“In many cases, we are the top wholesaler in our locality and every member of the Group can be justifiably proud of that achievement,” according to the current Chairman of the Group, Peter Curran.
“Customer satisfaction is the key element for all of our members. We would like to think that, as proprietor-owned businesses, each IEBG branch offers its customers a personalized service that is second to none.”
Looking to the future, the IEBG doesn’t see any particular reason to tinker with what has proven to be a winning formula.
“For the foreseeable future, we don’t envisage adding any new members to the Group, but we always keep an open mind on that subject and any interested parties are welcome to contact me if they feel that they can add value,” says Ken.
“We are constantly looking for new ways to improve our business offering and, in that regard, we are very grateful to our suppliers for the support that they have given us and the faith that they have shown in us.” The IEBG and its members are clearly on the right path.