Supporting independent hospitality since 1995
Passionate about the hospitality sector and committed to saving you money
LSG Purchasing is the UK’s leading membership organisation for independent businesses in the hospitality sector.
During his 10 years setting up London health clubs and working at the likes of Cliveden House, Simon Durkin nurtured incredible relationships with the very best suppliers in hospitality. He realised that those relationships could benefit small, independent businesses if he brought them together. In 1995, he launched LSG Purchasing to do just that, giving independent sites the same buying power as the big guys.
We’ve been committed to offering savings and ongoing business support ever since.
We are
Independent
Just like you
As an independent business, we know you want the freedom to choose who you work with.
We feel the same so whilst we work with the very best suppliers, we aren’t tied to anyone.
Passionate
about hospitality
We really love this industry and the incredible people who work in it.
We’ll make sure you get the benefit of our experience and help you solve your business problems so that you continue to thrive.
Committed
to saving you money
Through us, you’ll benefit from big buying power.
We’re constantly looking at ways we reduce your business costs, be that with our long-standing supplier relationships, or by building new ones.
Dedicated
to excellent service
Not only do we strive to look after you, we hold our suppliers accountable too.
We’ve carefully chosen our supplier partners, but should there be a problem, we’ll be on hand to escalate and make sure it’s resolved.
Our journey
1984 - 1985
Our MD, Simon Durkin (a Gloucester native and avid rugby player) studies a Masters in Sports Administration at the Washington State University
1986 - 1990
Simon spends 5 years setting up luxury health clubs all over the London
1990 - 1994
Luxury hotel Cliveden House in Berkshire tasks Simon with installing a gym in what had been the stables before managing all leisure and spa activities. (Cue a game of tennis or two with A list celebrities…)
1994 - 1995
A development project to expand the Runneymede Hotel’s spa facilities is put on hold, offering Simon some free time to chat to close friend John Gellett, who worked at Courage Brewery. John introduced Simon to Courage’s ‘Impact Guide’ – a buying guide designed to help licensees run their businesses. And idea formed…
1995
Leisure Supply Buying Group was born, offering ‘Courage Impact Guide’ style support to health clubs.
1997
With a membership of 100 health clubs, Greene King got wind of what Simon and John were up to and partnered with them to form the Greene King Pub Partners Buying Group.
1997 - 2013
14 other regional brewers joined the membership, followed by the big boys – Unique and Enterprise. Membership grew to 13,000.
2013
With membership having expanded well beyond health clubs and pubs, we became LSG Purchasing.
2020 - 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic decimated the hospitality sector! But we’ve been fighting back, working even harder to support the industry in saving time, reducing costs and maximising profit.
2024 and beyond
Watch this space. We’ve got some big ideas which will help us support even more independent businesses like yours.
Simon Durkin
our MD
I am incredibly proud of building LSG Purchasing from nothing, weathering the amazing highs and (only a few) lows over the past 28 years.
I have to thank the extraordinary team that have helped me on the journey.
We’re all very excited about some big changes we are implementing, knowing the benefits they will bring to more and more small hospitality businesses.
Some of the team
Mike, Commercial Techie,
Operations Director
Fav Drink: Guinness
Fav Pub: The Engineer, Harpenden
Fav Inn: Wild Rabbit, Kingham. A truly charming Cotswolds treasure, known for its local produce and how its décor is sympathetic to the original buildings.
George, The Networker,
Commercial Director
Fav Drink: Young's Special
Fav Pub: The Crown & Sceptre, Shepherds Bush
Fav Restaurant: Sarakh, Harpenden. Amazing Indian street food and a wicked G&T menu
Becki, Creative Wizz,
Commercial Administrator
Fav Drink: Vodka & Soda
Fav Pub: Peacock, Bracknell
Fav Venue: South Hill Park, Berkshire. A Grade II listed country home turned community Arts Centre
Alison, Merry Motivator,
Multi-Site Account Manager
Fav Drink: Prosecco
Fav Pub: Crown Inn, Penn
Fav café: The Cape, Beaconsfield. A quirky busy café with Cape Town twist
Hayley, Chatty Communicator,
Account Manager
Fav Drink: N.Z. Sauvignon Blanc
Fav Pub: Spy Glass, Weymouth
Fav Restaurant: Bombay Palace, High Wycombe. Utterly delicious Indian food and a warm welcome every time
Karen, Sparkling Socialite
Account Manager
Fav Drink: Cava
Fav Pub: Royal Oak, Higham Park
Fav Restaurant: Oslo Court, St Johns Wood
Fave café: Peterlee Manor Farm, Great Missenden. A family run farm which prioritises local produce
Phil, Details Devil
Account Manager
Fav drink: San Miguel, 0,0
Fav pub: The Boot, Sarratt
Fav restaurant: Saporitalia, Portobello Rd – Perfect pizza and the best tiramisu
Isabel, Marketing Maestro
Marketing Executive
Fav drink: Villa Mara Sauvignon Blanc
Fav pub: The Tobie Norris, Stamford
Fav hotel: Cliveden
Fave café: The Olde Tea House, Beaconsfield. Quaint little café with PROPER home-made cakes