Sutton Coldfield’s Andrew Mitchell MP  has visted the newly opened branch of  builders merchant Travis Perkins in Minworth. The brand new 2.25 acre site includes a tools and plant hire section, up to 50 different types of bricks and an extensive landscaping display. Boasting  extensive bricks, timber and blocks, it …

A desire for a fresh start in 2022 will see people opt for lighter colours, according to Dulux as it revealed the Colour of the Year for 2022, Bright Skies™, along with four supporting ColourFutures™ palettes,available from September 14. The launch is supported by a range of tools, including a …

Builders merchants are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis in the construction sector. The Big Brew will start on 1 October and will encourage tradespeople to connect and talk over a cuppa in a bid to …

ArtificialGrass.com continued its tradition of hosting a former professional fotballer on its stand at the NMBS Exhibition last week, when Chris Waddle – Spurs, Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday supremo appeared on the stand. Waddle spoke to visitors, signed footballs and posed for photos with members. “The event was another …

Rainy Day Trust CEO Bryan Clover is attempting to walk 84 miles in just 48 hours, starting this Friday (September 17) at 07.00. Walking solo, Clover will be carrying around 40lbs, including a change of clothes, first aid kit, torches, power packs, water and food. He will be walking along …

Problems with the supply of labour in the construction industry could last for up to two years and the end of the furlough scheme may make no difference. That’s according to CBI Director-General Tony Danker who has called on the Government to to get a grip on the situation and …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants’ hugely successful fundraising initiative Help for Hospices  returns this week, with the aim of raising £30,000 for a number of hospices local to its 14 depots. The hospice charities tht will benefit from the merchant’s fundrasing efforts are:  Demelza Hospice in Sittingbourne, Kent; Phyllis Tuckwell …

Rainwater and drainage specialist Brett Martin has seen its Cascade rainwater system chosen for the redevelopment of a Grade 2 listed Victorian building in West London. In the Bradmore Conservation Area of Hammersmith, the former Mission Hall dates from 1883-4. Originally built as a church hall, it was also used …

Lords Builders Merchants is to open its twelfth branch in September 2021, and it’s first since listing on AIM, following the acquisition of the business and assets of Nu-Line Builders Merchants in Ladbroke Grove, West London. Established in 1965, Nu-Line is an independent builder’s merchant specialising in the supply of …

The biggest tax rises for several generations, certainly since the beginning of the 1950s were announced in Parliament yesterday, and are being debated today. Why? To try and plug the hole in the funding for both the NHS and the UK’s social care bill. Unfortunately, it has to be done. …