What, where and when?

London’s leading 24-hour materials and plant merchant, TG Lynes, has been serving the trade for over 110 years

Based in Enfield, North London, TG Lynes (TGL) is a merchant and distributor of plant and materials for mechanical, heating, plumbing and air-movement services. The company was founded in the King’s Cross area over 110 years ago by the Lynes family, and changed hands in 2015 when it was acquired by the Grafton Group PLC. Since the new ownership, the business has gone from strength-to-strength, and today, it operates out of a 60,000-square-foot facility, with a 2000-square-foot, fully stocked trade counter, and its own plant hire division. In sitting down with Construction & Civil Engineering, Andrew Ingram, Managing Director, describes the enterprise as a true one-stop shop.

“The ethos of TGL has always been to provide our customers with what they need, where and when they need it,” Andrew begins. “The overall aim is to be the ultimate supply chain partner, and we strive to ensure that all of our customer interactions are as smooth as possible. We understand that our clients have incredibly hectic, stressful lives and working schedules, which is why we try to take any angst out of procuring materials or plant and tool hire.

“We generally offer a next day service between London, the home counties and the surrounding areas, meaning we’ll travel over to Norfolk and north towards the Midlands and Birmingham, then southwards down to Southampton. That’s not to say we don’t have customers outside of the South East and beyond the Midlands. For those with specialist requirements for specific projects, TGL offers a bespoke nationwide service on a pre-booked basis. Currently some of our colleagues are starting as early as two in the morning to prepare scheduling and loading so that our orders are ready to be delivered by our fleet of 22 vehicles, on time.”

In ensuring that it can continue to offer these exceptional services for the long-haul, TGL prioritises a large fraction of its capital for reinvestments in greener technology and equipment. The company’s fleet is fully euro six compliant – and it recently took the next step on its road to net zero by introducing