2016 has come quickly upon us and most of us will probably, if only mentally, make some form of New Year resolution. Businesses, as well as individuals, can indulge in this process.

Not so long ago, we all looked at hard copy (paper) technical brochures and datasheets to research building materials. However, the relentless and onward march of communication technology has eclipsed the well tried and 'traditional' methods of the past, and hard copy material is a rarity. The smartphone or tablet is the communication tool de…

Although we are only just entering the start of November, the Christmas hard sell has started in the supermarkets-Mince pie anyone? Is there anything in a similar vein that might be appropriate for Builders Merchants, time for a bit of a deep think maybe?

We all want satisfied customers, but sometimes things do not turn out that way and customers have can encounter difficulties or problems with the products they have purchased.

Despite spring having officially sprung, summer seems a long way off and there is still time to consider what should be in stock when (hopefully, not 'if') it finally happens.

The Chancellor's 2016 Budget set a target of a million new homes by 2020 (200k per year), which looks very encouraging for the building trade and the Merchant sector.

This summer has not been exactly tropical, far from it, but inevitably the temperature will begin to drop over the next weeks and months and we enter the autumn/winter season (how depressing!) It is however, probably time look at what the industry will be needing from its suppliers over the winter months.

Recent data from the CIPS has shown that the UK construction industry grew strongly in February, in fact by the highest amount since last October. The house building sector is particularly buoyant with one major UK house builder recording a 67% jump in profits in 2014 and other house builders also reporting record rises. This…

Yet again, the media is full of stories about how construction activity has slowed and how construction is acting as a brake on the expansion of the economy.

Let's debunk a common DIY myth. The use of 'squeezy bottle' washing up liquid in the production of mortar for laying bricks.