Björn Vrooman May 9, 2019:

Hello Elli Glad to see you on here!

RE merchant:
Michael hastened to add that his answer was for US English.

I think this is a UK/US difference. Martina needs UK EN, so I agreed where I did.

Really, it'll just take a few seconds:

Google for "builders merchant" (use quotes, ofc) by adding site:uk and have a quick look at the results. There are so many British companies that use the term, I can't possibly list them all in this d-box. I've already posted a few examples below. And no, these links aren't outdated.

Best wishes

Eleanore Strauss May 9, 2019:

linguee Agree with Bjorn's comment below. I often use Linguee to get ideas, but so many of the translations are either awkward or really wrong. But it's a good resource if used rationally. And as per my comment, merchant is correct, but not exactly common usage these days.

Björn Vrooman May 9, 2019:

And... https://www.turnbullsonline.co.uk/branches/brigg-building-pl...
http://www.scpjones.co.uk
https://jubileebuildingsupplies.co.uk

There's even an award (UK):
https://www.fmb.org.uk/about-the-fmb/master-builder-awards/m...

I can't post them all; I'll still be at it tomorrow. I thought of buldings supplies, but this seems good enough.

Björn Vrooman May 9, 2019:

@seehand Typcially, Fachhandel is Einzelhandel:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fachhandel
https://www.franchiseportal.de/wissen-fuer-gruender/glossar/...
https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/fachgeschaef...

Two examples:
https://www.hoeber-baufachhandel.de/startseite/
https://www.rothkegel-baufachhandel.de

Should be this here:
http://www.bellevuebuilders.com

Or these:
https://www.travisperkins.co.uk
https://www.rateitgreen.com/green-building-directory/sustain...

Funny someone says builders' merchants doesn't sound like English. It's the exact term both UK websites use.

There are possibly hundreds of others:
https://www.jewson.co.uk
http://www.builderdepot.co.uk
https://www.altys.co.uk/buildingmaterials/

and so on.

seehand May 9, 2019:

Suppliers of building materials, tools and hardware - ist es nicht das?
Wenn nicht "suppliers", dann vielleicht "wholesalers" oder geht es hier auch um den Einzelhandel?