Gerrit du Preez

Iliad Africa Ltd. engages in the sourcing, distributing, wholesaling, and retailing of building materials. The company operates through two business segments: General Building Materials and Specialized Building Materials. The General Building Materials segment sources, distributes, and retails building materials, including roof trusses, cement, doors, windows, bricks, ceramic tiles, sanitary ware, lighting, plumbing, and related products and accessories. The Specialized Building Materials segment supplies, through market niche-focused clusters, the finishes that enhance quality of life. The company was founded by Ralph Bruce Patmore in 1998 and is headquartered in Midrand, South Africa.

The Building Co Pty Ltd. engages in the wholesale and retail of construction materials. The firm serves the construction industry including the residential, commercial, and industrial markets. It operates through the following divisions: General Building Materials, Specialised Building Materials Wholesale, and Specialised Building Materials Retail. The General Building Materials division offers products through the BUCO, Timbercity, and Chipbase brands. The Specialised Building Materials Wholesale division includes MacNeil, Cachet, Brands 4 Africa, and Citiwood. The Specialised Building Materials Retail covers the Ironmongery, B-One, Tiletoria, and Floors Directs brands. The company is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.