Grafton Group distributes building materials to trade customers engaged in residential repair, maintenance and improvement projects, and house building. It's main operating units are Merchanting, Retailing and Manufacturing. Merchanting distributes building and plumbing materials. Retailing operates do-it-yourself and home improvement business and manufacturing comprises a manufacturer of dry mortar and a plastics manufacturing business. Its brands are Selco, Buildbase, Plumbase, Chadwicks, Heiton Buckley, Macnaughton and Panelling Centre.