Frequently Asked Questions

NMBS is the UK’s largest buying society, supporting independent Builders, Timber, Roofing, Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Merchants. NMBS offers exclusive supplier offers and terms to independent merchants via centralised purchasing, marketing and event activities. We also speed up the invoice-to-payment process of manually processing invoices and credits.

A member of NMBS is an independent Builders, Timber, Roofing, Hardware, Plumbing or Heating Merchant.

A supplier of NMBS is a manufacturer or distributor of building products, who sell their products to Independent Merchants.

To apply to become a member of NMBS, you can visit our membership page www.nmbs.co.uk/become-a-member/.

Full NMBS Member Criteria:

• One-off fee of £2,500 when joining
• Minimum company turnover = £750,000
• Net Worth = minimum £50,000
• Liquid Ratio = minimum 1.00
• Acid Ratio = minimum 0.60
• Minimum 2 years trading
• Must have a trade counter
• Must hold stock

Affiliate Membership Criteria:

• Annual Fee of £1,500
• Maximum 3 years of Affiliate Membership
• Minimum company turnover = £600,000
• Must have a positive Net Worth
• Ideal solution for new start up merchants

Join 1,250+ fellow shareholding members benefitting from an average rebate of 3.84% on all invoices processed via NMBS. Maintain your independence as a business and have access to 450 supplier deals.

To apply to become a supplier to the NMBS Membership, you can visit our application page https://www.nmbs.co.uk/become-a-supplier/.

• Access to 1,250+ merchants
• Access to the NMBS Exhibition, the biggest and best buying and selling event in the UK
• Cost-effective route to the independent merchant market
• Market your brand to the membership via our marketing opportunities, reaching 1,200+ members
• NMBS offers unmatched financial security through our comprehensive debt guarantee, all invoices processed with us are safeguarded by our debt pledge

Once you submit your application through our website, a member of our team will review it and be in touch.

To apply to become a supplier to the NMBS Membership, you can visit our application page https://www.nmbs.co.uk/become-a-supplier/.

To apply to become a Member of NMBS, you can visit our membership page www.nmbs.co.uk/become-a-member/.

NMBS Exhibition – 10th & 11th April at Coventry Building Society Arena.

NMBS Gala Dinner – 10th April at Coventry Building Society Arena

NMBS Golf Day – 18th June at Woburn Golf Course

NMBS Dinner Dance – 25th October at Grosvenor House, London

All our events are exclusive to NMBS Members and Supplier.

You can find more information about our upcoming events on the events age https://www.nmbs.co.uk/events/.

Please visit https://www.nmbs.co.uk/events/.

Location: Coventry Building Society Arena, Judds Lane, Coventry, CV6 6GE

Thursday 10th April 2025

8:30am – 4pm

Friday 11th April 2025

8:30am – 2pm

As an NMBS Member, you can log in to the site to view the special offers, exhibitor list and rebates on offer. If you are struggling to log in, please contact marketing@nmbs.co.uk.

As an exhibitor, everything you need is on your Exhibitor Hub. To get your personalised link, please email marketing@nmbs.co.uk.

Yes, parking is free, but you will need to register before the event or at the event. Email marketing@nmbs.co.uk for more information.

To find out if you can attend the Gala Dinner, please contact marketing@nmbs.co.uk.

Please contact marketing@nmbs.co.uk.

The NMBS Dinner Dance will be taking place on Saturday 25th October 2025 at Grosvenor House, London.

This is an NMBS Member and Supplier only event, invitations will be sent out to Members in August.

The NMBS Golf Day will be taking place on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at Woburn Golf Course.

OnePlace is a B2B Marketplace designed to seamlessly connect merchants with suppliers and distributors, facilitating access to product data and efficient ordering processes. Exclusive to NMBS Members and Supplier, you can visit OnePlace at www.nmbs-oneplace.co.uk.

Please email oneplace@nmbs.co.uk or call 0116 253 0531 option 4.

• Access to over 875,000 product lines
• Additional rebates from selected suppliers
• Order straight from your back office with straight through ordering
• Order with multiple Suppliers on one platform, with one checkout
• Integration with your ERP
• NMBS Buyers Guide
• NMBS Special Offers and Bonanzas

To get a login or find out more, email oneplace@nmbs.co.uk or call 0116 253 0531 option 4.

Easily and securely share accurate, validated, enriched and up-to-date product and pricing data with their merchant customers.

Receive validated orders straight into your back office system, reducing queries and manual entry.

To get a login or find out more, email oneplace@nmbs.co.uk or call 0116 253 0531 option 4.

Please complete the online form and a member of the team will be in touch regards to creating you a login: Account Request.

You can create a new login in the Users tab on OnePlace. Please see guide for step-by-step instruction: Download Guide.

On the login page of OnePlace, please click ‘Forgotten Password?’. You will be directed to enter your email address and will receive an email to reset your password. Please see guide for step-by-step instructions: Download Guide.

The message ‘No account found’ will appear if you do not have an account. Please complete the online form and a member of the team will be in touch regarding creating you a login: Account Request.

You can create an order in the Quick Order screen on OnePlace. Please see guide for step-by-step instructions: Download Guide.

You can download product data on OnePlace under Product Data Export. Select your chosen format and then select your chosen Supplier(s) from the dropdown menu. The export will show in the Export History to download.

To set up an automated download, please contact the team at oneplace@nmbs.co.uk

Please send 8-10 copies of recently used PDFs to oneplace@nmbs.co.uk and the team will map these.

If you have any questions, please contact the same email address.

You can search for products on OnePlace using the Marketplace. From here you can filter on multiple criteria such as category, stock and dropshipping. Please see guide for step-by-step instructions: Download Guide.

Contact the team at oneplace@nmbs.co.uk with the changes you need to make and they can help you with this.

The Buyers Guide includes all NMBS Supplier contact details. You can find the digital Buyers Guide on Oneplace: OnePlace Buyers Guide.

All OnePlace rebates can be found on your NMBS Rebate Schedule.