Concrete and stone products manufacturer Marshalls is buying roof systems specialist Marley for £535m. The deal was confirmed in a stock exchange announcement on Tuesday afternoon (April 5) Marley will continue to be lead by its existing management team and will operate initially as a standalone division within the Marshalls …

The horror, the horror There are some things, some sights that etch themselves into your very soul and from which, having witnessed them you may never quite be the same again. The images coming out of Bucha, of Ukrainian civilians slaughtered with their hands tied behind their backs, of a …

Always ahead of the curve, south-west Builder’s Merchant Bradfords Building Supplies are today launching a new product range, available immediately. CEO of Bradfords Building Supplies, David Young, said of the launch: “As the merchants trusted by trades since 1770, we’ve spent our 250+ years constantly innovating to help those in the …

AIM-listed independent builders merchant Lords has has acquired a 90% interest in Essex plumbing and heating businesses, DH&P Trade Counters Holdings Limited and DH&P HRP Holdings Limited. The current owners and retaining a 10% interest, and will stay in their management roles with the business.  The Acquisition has been funded from …

When everything you do, you do too long, and do too late, you can’t expect to find the people still there. It’s a cliché, true, and one that regular readers of this column will know I am inordinately fond of, but once again, a UK Chancellor has delivered a curate’s …

Ian Dean has become managing director for Landscape and Building Products at Marshalls, having worked for the business since August 2020, when he joined to manage several specific business divisions. His leadership of the divisions of Civils and Drainage, Bricks and Masonry, Mortars and Screeds, Aggregates, and Landscape Protection will …

The current Construction Minister, Lee Rowley MP, has been booked as a keynote speaker at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Conference in September. As Construction Minister, Rowley co-chairs the Construction Leadership Council and takes responsibility for Net Zero Industry Champions and the ConstructZero initiative. In addition to his construction role, …

In his Spring Statement yesterday (March 23), Chancellor Rishi Sunak scrapped VAT on  energy-efficiency products such as solar panels, heat pumps or insulation, in a move described by Builders Merchants Federation CEO John Newcomb as a ‘ray of hope’ Newcomb said: “The Chancellor offered two rays of hope in his Spring …

All that glisters is not gold There is so much going on in this industry at the moment, so much to write about and think about. There are anniversaries of long-standing family run companies, there are energy-intensive manufacturers investing in the sustainability of their processes and there is the march …

 TIMCO (TI Midwood & Co Limited), the independent family-owned construction materials wholesaler, has sold to Bufab, a Swedish based C-Parts Supply Chain Partner for £54 million on a cash-free/debt-free basis. A performance-based additional payment may be made in 2023-2024 conditional on operating profit. TIMCO managing director Simon Midwood, son of …