Hultafors Group UK has brought out a series of new tool ranges. The SCANGRIP TOWER 8 CONNECT Floodlight (RRP £234.90) is a new and improved version of its bestselling predecessor. Delivering 8,000 lumens – up to 60% more than the previous model – it is by far the most powerful …

 Home heating manufacturer Worcester Bosch has announced its new floor-standing boiler – the Greenstar 8000 F. The gas boiler is available in combi and regular variants, with both having outputs of up to 50kW,  and the ability to connect wireless controls. For the installer, it has been designed with ease …

There was a small decline in builders merchants’ sales in Q3 of 2025, according to the latest BMF Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI).  The downturn underscores growing pessimism within the sector about future market activity for the remainder of 2025 and into 2026.  Year-on-year total value sales in Q3 2025 were …

Manufacturer W.Howard has completed a major investment and restructuring of its facilities to prepare for the launch of its new subsidiary, W.Howard Pillo.  The business has invested in a state-of-the-art shrink-wrap machine to improve the packaging of its MDF profile products. The new equipment delivers faster processing, reduced energy consumption …

Water, water, every-where, Nor ‘ere a drop to drink Never has the oft-used quote from Coleridge’s The Tale of the Ancient Mariner been more appropriate, than the morning I write this. However, more of that later. I was, of course, going to write about last week’s Budget. About some of …

Independent family owned builders merchant groups Lords and Bradfords Building Supplies have reached an agreement with the h&b buying group to leave at the end of 2025. Both companies have said that, while membership of the group has been extremely beneficial, the time has come for them to move on. …

Joint Administrators of the National Timber Group, Michael Magnay, Gemma Quinn and Jonathan Marston of Alvarez & Marsal have been appointed today (November 26).  The Group has been placed into administration following a difficult trading period and resultant liquidity challenges. This follows the notice of intention to appointment administrators filed …

Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find, This is an industry that is built on relationships, on people knowing each other, dare I say, liking each other, and choosing to work together. We all know that. How much of that getting to know and …

When fire strikes, the difference between safety and catastrophe can come down to seconds. A home’s exterior can be a crucial first line of defence — especially in fire-prone environments. That’s why James Hardie, the manufacturer of A2 rated performance fibre cement cladding and backerboard has produced a new video …

We have been waiting all this fortenight: Now help us, lord, since it lies in thy might I’m rather inclined to think that pushing the Autumn Budget back from the end of October, as it was last year, to the end of November, was, on balance A Not Good Thing. I …