Tarmac Cement has supported Band of Builders’ latest project by providing sponsorship and Blue Circle packed cement products to help transform the home of a widow in Lennoxtown, Scotland. Band of Builders, a charity which reaches out to help fellow tradespeople in their hour of need, is carrying out work …

Covers in Chichester will be hosting a Portsmouth FC Players Meet and Greet session at its depot on Quarry Lane on Thursday 31st October.    From 1.30pm until 3.00pm visitors to the timber and builders’ merchant will have the chance to take their photograph with first team players Tom Naylor, …

Worcester Bosch has won three gold and one bronze awards at the Digital Impact Awards, the UK’s largest celebration of digital work in corporate communications. The boiler manufacturer picked up gold awards for the ‘Best use of data’, the ‘Best use of digital from the engineering and manufacturing sector’ and …

Nicolas Pécheur has joined Bushboard as the new product manager for Engineered Panel Systems Western Europe. Responsible for new product introductions, market planning and product life-cycle management, Pécheur will spearhead links between new and existing customers, marketing plans,  operations and supply chain management for all wall panel products throughout Europe.  …

A talented apprentice from Ibstock Brick has won a prestigious regional award. Zac Payne – who is based at Ibstock Brick’s Chailey Factory, near Lewes – was a finalist for the Make UK Manufacturing Awards in the Engineering Apprentice of the Year (Final Year) for the Southern Region. And on …

Polypipe Building Products, manufacturer of plastic piping systems for the residential market, is reaffirming its support of community sport by sponsoring Doncaster Knights. Polypipe has been a supporting sponsor of Doncaster Knights for many years and will be continuing its partnership with the club for the 2019-2020 season. Polypipe has …

The latest overview of the Builders Merchant Building Index shows that after a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit led to a marked slowdown in merchants’ sales in Q2. As the deadline looms closer it’s clear that the uncertainty continues to impact negatively on merchants’ sales. Year-on-Year …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) have welcomed their newest merchant member – BSS – the UK’s largest, distributor of pipeline and heating solutions. With a rich history that began over 110 years ago, BSS (part of the Travis Perkins Group) are a nationwide business with over 60 branches across the …

Ibstock Brick has launched an innovative new Product Selector designed to help architects, specifiers, merchants and builders identify the perfect brick for their project. Oliver Lockwood, Head of Marketing, Clay Division, commented, “We designed our new Product Selector to make life easier for our customers. Choosing the right brick can …

Three charities are hoping to be the recipients of £500 after being shortlisted in the latest round of NYEs Building Supplies campaign ‘Proud to be Local’. The builders’ merchant, which is based in Kingsfold, has announced the latest finalists to make it onto the shortlist in this round and is …