City Plumbing, part of the Highbourne Group, is to outsource operations at its national distribution hub to GXO, the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider. Expected to come into effect from June 2022, the strategic partnership with GXO Logistics will see GXO lead all warehousing and logistics operations at City …

Independent merchant Kent Blaxill’s opened a new decorating centre in Kettering on February 17th, 2022.  Managing Director James Park said, “We looked for a suitable location for some time so it’s great to see our 3,000 sq ft location at Vista Park, on the Telford Way Industrial Estate now open. …

International building materials distributor and DIY retailer Grafton Group plc has posted a 25% increase in revenue and a 68% increase in operating profit for the year ended 31 December 2021. Revenue across the group was £2.1bn, with operating profits at £288.0m Following the sale of the Group’s Traditional Merchanting …

 Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has launched a nationwide, real time delivery tracking and management system for customers. The service means customers will know exactly when to expect their local branch delivery and will receive text message notifications on the day of delivery with a named two-hour timeslot, live delivery …

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 …