About LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE

LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE is part of the CMO SUPERSTORES LTD family. We’ve grown into a trusted name in landscaping by focusing on what really matters:

Good products, fair prices and helpful support!

We supply customers right across the UK, combining the convenience of online shopping with the knowledge and service you’d expect from a local merchant.

Whether you’re a homeowner tackling a weekend project or a seasoned tradesperson on site, we’re here to make things easier. Our team combines real product know-how with friendly, straightforward advice to let you choose what you need without the guesswork.

Behind the scenes, we work with over 350 trusted manufacturers and supply partners across the UK. Many of our products are delivered straight from the manufacturer to your door. This means less fuss, less waiting around, and more getting on with the job. Just how it should be.

LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE is the seventh organic addition to the CMO SUPERSTORES LTD family. We made our very first sale in 2023! A pretty exciting milestone and the beginning of LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE as a dedicated home for all things landscaping.

Since then, we’ve been growing steadily, helping customers across the UK find dependable landscaping products for jobs big and small. From quick fixes and emergency repairs to full renovation projects.

Here are a few key moments that helped shape where we are today:

2008

• CMO was founded as Construction Materials Online

2021

• CMO successfully joined the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (AIM)

2023

• LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE launched at the end of the year
• LANDSCAPING SUPERSTORE’s first commercial sale

2024

• SUPER Rewards loyalty scheme launches
• Migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure

2025

• CMO delists from AIM and registers as a private business
• Lords Group Trading Plc acquires the trade and assets of CMO Group

If you’d like to explore the full journey of the wider CMO SUPERSTORES group, you can read the complete story on our main company timeline page.

The story of CMO SUPERSTORES LTD begins back in 2008, when it was first set up as Construction Materials Online. The idea was developed by four people with traditional builder merchant backgrounds who saw that the industry was still mostly offline. They thought there had to be a better, easier way for customers to buy building materials.

What began as a conversation over a good meal (and probably a few big ideas) quickly turned into action. In 2009, the first store in the group, ROOFING SUPERSTORE, launched. This kicked off what would grow into a whole family of specialist online superstores.

Left to right: Gary Tasker, Mark Tasker, Brian Field and Rob Kavanagh

“Gary Tasker, Mark Tasker, Brian Field and I [Rob Kavanagh] had worked together at, what at the time, was a major roofing supplier. We had a shared idea that it would be really useful to set up an online supplier that came with excellent, knowledgeable customer service.

We’d become frustrated with the way in which our previous company just couldn’t offer a good range that meant we could deliver everything people wanted. We also wanted to offer the kind of service levels that we knew were possible. So, over a Chinese meal in early 2009, we took the decision to launch online. Despite a total lack of internet experience, we recognised that by building a website to showcase products from all the key suppliers, we’d be halfway to where we wanted to go to give industry-leading choice.

The other half was to make sure we were always personally on hand to help with product knowledge. Even experienced roofers valued our in-depth knowledge of all the different suppliers’ ranges.

Our ‘Service above all else’ ethos was and still is at the heart of the business today – once one of us even slept in the cab of a truck overnight to make sure we were on-site at 5 AM to deliver supplies!”

Rob Kavanagh

We understand that trust is important when buying materials online. That’s why we work hard to make sure our service meets the standards customers expect. From the way we operate as a business to the partners we work with, everything is set up to give you confidence when you shop with us.

• Part of Lords Group Trading Plc
• Registered in the UK as a private limited company

Over the years, more than 43,000 customers have rated CMO SUPERSTORES LTD as excellent. That support, alongside the work our team puts in every day, has also earned recognition from a range of industry organisations.

2018

• Customer Service Award Finalist (Western Morning News Awards)

2019

• Chairman’s Award Winner (Key Capital Partners)
• Excellence in Customer Services Winner (Plymouth Business Awards)
• Best tech Business Finalist (Plymouth Business Awards)
• Medium Business of the Year Finalist (Plymouth Business Awards)
• Employer of the Year Finalist (Plymouth Business Awards)

2020

• Best Use Of Technology Award Winner (Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Business Awards)
• Best Application of Marketing Technology Winner (Construction Marketing Awards)
• Retail and Ecommerce Winner (The Drum Search Awards)
• ‘UK eCommerce In-house Team of the Year Winner (National eCommerce Awards)

2021

• Customer Feedback Strategy Shortlist (UK Customer Satisfaction Awards)

2022

• Team of the Year Winner (DIY Week Awards)
• Business Expansion Award Winner (DIY Week Awards)
• Best Building Materials Online Retailer Winner (Business Elite Awards)

2024

• Business Expansion Award (DIY Week Awards 2026)

While the awards are great to receive, the thing we’re most proud of is the continued support and positive feedback from the customers we serve every day.