Michael Caulfield Msc, one of the UK’s leading sports psychologists, takes the Keynote Speaker slot at UFEMAT’s European Builders Merchants Conference, taking place in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium from 28-30 April 2022. Before training as a performance psychologist, Caulfield was Chief Executive of the Professional Jockeys’ Association and he …

Marshalls, SISK, Countryside, Tobermore and the Wolseley Group are among the latest organisations join the Pallett LOOP system, which works to  reduce the consumption of single-use pallets and switch the sector to a distribution model founded on the principles of recover, repair and reuse. Launched in November, The Pallet LOOP …

A fool thinks himself to be wise, But a wise man knows himself to be a fool As they (probably don’t) say; when one door closes, another will open and smack you straight in the face. Just when we think we have got ourselves back to, if not normality, then …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is to open a brand-new 2.2 acre branch in Aintree, Liverpool on March 1. The new branch will include Travis Perkins’  Hire Service, and an expansive range of products including bricks, blocks, timber, lintels, drainage, and landscaping. As part of the group’s aim of decarbonizing its …

British kitchen manufacturer, Omega PLC has appointed Steve Hazlehurst as head of marketing. Hazlehurst has over 20 years’ experience in strategic and consumer facing marketing, and brand positioning roles within the fashion and sports performance sector, and in his new role, will focus on supporting Omega’s long-term plans of enhancing the …

Breedon Cement & Products is to invest £5 Million in a new concrete tile plant at its factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 2023. The new plant will have capacity to produce up to 22m tiles to meet the ever growing demand across the GB and Irish markets. It will …

Fire that’s closest kept burns most of all We need more insulation in our houses in the UK. That’s according to Chris Stark, who is head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee. No sh** Sherlock. Stark has told the BBC that he rates the government’s policy on insulation as “very …

Derbyshire based Midland Lead has announced the appointment of Kyle Hazeldine as the sales and marketing manager. Hazledine, who takes over the reins from Lynn Street, started work as a telesales assistant at Midland Lead in 2015, and has worked in every area of the business from operations through to …

Builders merchant group Lords Group Trading has signed an exclusivity agreement for the potential acquisition of a Buildbase branch in Sudbury, Suffolk, which it plans to bring into its Hevey Building Supplies Limited subsidiary. The sale of the branch follows Huws Gray’s acquisition of Buildbase and Grafton Group’s other traditional …

I’m going to throw people under the bus, I’m going to throw people over the bus, I’m going to get on the bus, take the wheel and get that investment from Lord Sugar. It’s National Apprenticeships Week. My emails and Twitter timeline has been full of case studies and features …