Find YourTimeline
1963
NMBS (North Midlands Buying Society) is formed by 12 merchants from Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln and Belper.
1964
John Tatton, NMBS’ first employee is appointed due to rapid success and growth.
1968
The first ever NMBS Exhibition is held on 25th April at the Pennine Hotel in Derby.
1971
NMBS changes its name to National Merchant Buying Society as merchant numbers grow.
1983
Installation of NMBS’ very first in-house computer system.
1994
NMBS introduces EDI trading solutions for our suppliers to start sending invoices and credit notes electronically.
2001
NMBS launches its very first website.
2006
The NMBS Report Centre is launched, providing our members and suppliers with 24 7 access to online accounts information.
2012
NMBS re-brands, with a new logo. The rebrand ensured our visual brand continued to reflect the evolving nature of NMBS.
2014
NMBS amalgamates with Unimer, increasing its membership to over 1,000 merchants.
2018
94 merchant members made the decision to join NMBS. This breaks all previous records.
2020
NMBS launches OnePlace. The B2B ordering and product information management (PIM) platform.
2021
NMBS turnover hits £2 billion for the first time.
2023
Launch of Data Plus, the new NMBS Report Centre.
2023
NMBS celebrates it’s 60th anniversary by placing 60 apprentices into the industry.