The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company Ltd, the only remaining UK-based and UK-owned manufacturer of wheelbarrows has teamed up with charity Prostate Cancer UK to launch a wheelbarrow to increase awareness and raise funds. The Walsall Wheelbarrow Company Ltd have launched the UK’s first wheelbarrow designed to help Prostate Cancer UK, the …

A renewed Get Britain Building campaign is urging the government to get behind SME builders and UK manufacturers and distributors of construction products as it ramps up investment in critical infrastructure, public and commercial buildings and housing. The latest phase of the 11-year old Get Britain Building campaign, which launched …

Louise Polston, commercial director of Alsford Timber, is to chair the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) London & South East Region.  Louise, who will be formally elected to the role at the Region’s next meeting in June, is the first woman to hold this position. With a background in sales, Louise moved …

Bushboard the UK’s leading producer of laminate worksurfaces and waterproof bathroom panels is exhibiting at the KBB Birmingham  1st – 4th  March 2020.  https://www.kbb.co.uk/ On the stand, Bushboard will be showcasing several brand developments, including striking décor launches and restructuring highlights to the well-known Options and Omega collections. The new …

Frank Key Plant & Tool Hire has taken delivery of a new 7.2T beavertail vehicle to transport the company’s ever-expanding range of hire fleet to customers. Investment in plant delivery capability saw the arrival of a new £54,000 Iveco Daily 70C18 truck, featuring a beavertail body and lightweight aluminium ramps, …

2020 has got off to a flying start for Selco Builders Warehouse after the fast-growing builders merchant opened its latest branch. Orpington is the home of Selco’s 68th UK store, with the ribbon officially cut on Wednesday. To mark the opening, the 2018 world darts champion Rob Cross was in …

Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 published today in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) round off a disappointing year for the sector, with a third consecutive quarter of negative growth. There were six less trading days in Q4 compared with Q3, but a comparison of average …

If Whitehall wants to ban fossil fuel heating in new homes, heat pumps may be the obvious option, but ministers must not become obsessed with heat pumps to the exclusion of other available solutions like hydrogen-powered boilers and renewable electric heating. That was the message from the Builders Merchants Federation …

Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Chichester will be hosting a free roofing demo day on Thursday 27th February to celebrate the launch of its new roofing range. Between 7.30am and 2pm, visitors to the depot on Quarry Lane will have the chance to see a variety of active demos …

Russell Roof Tiles has once again proved it is leading the charge, becoming one of the first concrete roof tile manufacturers to adapt to new health and safety standards ahead of schedule. The latest ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 45001 Standard for occupational health and safety, had its guidelines revised …