Selling
Exit your business with clarity, discretion, and experience.
Learn more about selling →Off-market. Trade-led.
The off-market exit partner for builders and trades businesses.
We help owners of construction, trades, and specialist services businesses sell to the right buyer - quietly and selectively.
Founder-led, every dealOff-market onlyNDA before anything movesPart of GIE Capital Ltd
What we do
Direct
Build Broker manages off-market sales of construction, trades, and specialist services businesses across the UK. We work with a small number of owners at any one time, and we handle each process directly and privately.
We also maintain a private register of qualified buyers actively looking to acquire in the sector. When the fit is right, we make direct introductions.
Buying
Access opportunities that are never publicly marketed.
Register buyer interest →Situations we see
Experience
We work across a range of builder and trades businesses. These are the kinds of situations we're typically involved in.
Fast-growth specialist supplier
A business importing specialist materials into the UK construction market, scaling quickly with strong demand and limited competition.
Trade-led operator exit
An owner-led business where the founder is looking to step back after building a strong regional position over time.
Strategic acquisition
A larger group acquiring smaller operators to expand coverage, capability, or client base.
Owner dependency transition
Businesses with underlying value, but where the right structure and buyer are needed to enable a clean transition.
A market that is moving
Opportunity
The UK construction and trades sector continues to see strong underlying demand, driven by infrastructure investment, housing requirements, and ongoing maintenance across both public and private sectors.
At the same time, the market remains highly fragmented — with many strong businesses still owner-led and operating below their full strategic value.
This combination is driving increased acquisition activity, particularly from:
- larger contractors and services groups acquiring to extend regional coverage or add capability
- private equity-backed platforms consolidating fragmented trades and services operators
- independent operators and owner-managers acquiring complementary businesses to grow without starting from scratch
For business owners, this creates a window where well-positioned businesses can attract serious interest — particularly when handled through an off-market process.
Why Build Broker
Operator-led
We are not a volume broker. We take on a small number of situations and give each one the attention it needs to close properly.
Every transaction is managed directly - not passed to a junior or farmed out to a network. You deal with the same person from first conversation to completion.
Build Broker is founder-led. It was built by an operator who has spent years buying, building, and selling businesses in and around the trades - not a listings platform or a call-centre brokerage. When you call, you speak to the person who runs the process.
We only work off-market. No public listings, no broad marketing, no unnecessary exposure. Your business stays private until you decide otherwise.
How it works
Process
1
Initial conversation
We talk through your situation, your business, and what a good outcome looks like. No obligation - just an honest assessment of whether we can help.
2
Positioning and preparation
We work with you to understand the value, prepare the right materials, and position the opportunity for the buyers most likely to move.
3
Buyer introductions
We approach a small number of qualified buyers directly. You stay in control of who sees what and when.
4
Negotiation and completion
We manage the process through to completion - terms, due diligence, and handover. Each stage is handled with discretion and clarity.
Ready to talk? Call 01277 674 800 or start a confidential enquiry.
If you're considering a sale, start with a conversation.
Or call us directly on 01277 674 800