Fencing manufacturer Charles Ransford & Son Ltd has promoted Chris Offa from sales manager to sales director and his appointment as a director of the company. Offa joined Ransfords in February 2013 and has been instrumental in transforming the company’s sales efforts over that period. “Our business has enjoyed a …

NORclad has become the latest specialist timber products business to join National Timber Group (NTG). This is the most recent in a series of acquisitions to further strengthen the Group’s position as the UK’s largest, independent, specialist timber processing and distribution group with a focus on value-added products. This announcement …

Leading roofing accessories manufacturer, Klober has launched its Training Zone, now available for merchant teams. Developed in response to demand for manufacturer-led training and endorsed by BMI Group, the online learning platform offers on-demand courses, videos and other materials. It’s launch comes after Klober’s 2022 insights survey found that over …

Sika has donated its EB25 sealant and adhesive together with its PowerPro sealant guns as part of a life-changing transformation of the Getaway Girls charity’s new Leeds headquarters as featured recently on the BBC One series ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’. Getaway Girls has been providing support and empowering girls …

Following the launch of its 2022 tool advent calendar, Draper Tools pledged to donate £1 from the sale of every calendar to the children’s charity, Cash for Kids. £2,000 was raised and it was recently presented to the charity alongside a bumper donation of toys and gifts for the charity’s …

Boxes of Hope, a humanitarian aid charity that was established to send food, clothing, medicine and other essential items to the people of Ukraine following the country’s invasion by Russia, has taken delivery of a vinyl-wrapped forklift truck donated free-of-charge by Toyota Material Handling (TMH) UK Ltd. The forklift – …

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for October 2022 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were +6.7% higher than October 2021. With volumes easing -1.5%, year-on-year value sales growth was wholly driven by price inflation (+8.3%). Month-on-month October value sales …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +7.5% in October 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. Volume sales dropped again (-5.6%) while prices climbed +13.9%, so price inflation was the driving factor of growth. 11 of the 12 categories …

Russell Roof Tiles has brought some much-needed festive cheer to charities close to its Burton and Lochmaben sites – donating an impressive £55,300. The company has presented a number of its Burton charities with a £6,300 donation at their special event held at its site on Wetmore Lane, which is …

The Nottingham branch of Selco Builders Warehouse has donated materials to help Nottingham youth club, Hyson Green Youth Club set up a community memory garden. Selco donated around £500 worth of building materials and provided a discount on other products to help complete the garden. Marrisa Marquis, project coordinator for …