Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has stepped up its commitment to delivering a sustainable future for the business, its customers and colleagues by planting a new forest. The company has directly supported the planting of more than 100,000 trees across 100 acres at a site near Jedburgh in the Scottish …

Edward Naylor, CEO of Naylor Industries, has been appointed President of industry body British Ceramic Confederation. BCC is the trade association representing the interests of the UK ceramics industry; its 83 member companies have 17,500 employees & account for £1.6bn in annual sales including £535m in exports. He said:  “I’m honoured to accept …

Earlier this month, building products manufacturer Forterra donated £30,000 to FareShare – a charity tackling hunger and food waste. , FareShare is the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste and has been championed by footballer Marcus Rashford MBE. Each year, over two million tonnes of food is wasted …

Ten-25 Software has welcomed two new team members as part of a rapid ongoing expansion programme. The first of the new hires, Rachel Cable, joined the team in April as executive assistant to managing director Ian Oldrey. With over 30 years’ experience in the housing sector, Cable brings with her …

Paving manufacturer Brett Landscaping has appointed Mark Barter to the role of head of commercial sales. Barter has more than 25 years’ experience working in sales positions for Aggregate Industries across a broad range of materials, products and sectors. He was also an active member on the executive committee for …

Confusion now hath made his masterpiece When is a hug not a hug? When no-one sees you do it? That must be the reason why last night’s England V Czech Republic game was sans Chilwell or Mount because they hugged their Chelsea teammate Billy Gilmour. ‘Typhoid Billy’ has tested positive …

The sustainable composite decking and cladding brand, Composite Prime, has launched an exclusive online stockist training programme. Following a huge surge in demand for composite decking products experienced by stockists during the pandemic the brand has invested in a free to use, virtual training platform. This means whilst Composite Prime …

Roof window manufacturer, Keylite Roof Windows, has launched its new range of smart roof windows, blinds* and technology, allowing homeowners to control daylight and ventilation in their home via smart devices. With the keyliteConnect® app and keyliteConnect® hub, homeowners are able to monitor and engage with their smart app-enabled Electric …

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has recruited two new marketing assistants to join its growing team. Megan Scott and Abigail MacDonald joined NMBS in early June. They will be working closely with sales and marketing manager Dean Hayward, and marketing communications manager Nicola Harley, developing creative marketing and communications …

A strong performance continuing through the second quarter has encouraged builders merchant group Travis Perkins to announce that its full year earnings are expected to be materially ahead of current market expectations A trading update issued this morning  (June 22) reveals that, following a robust start to 2021, the high …