Bostik UK has increased the amount of electricity it receives from renewable resources to 100%. The move to maximise the company’s use of renewable energy will enable Bostik UK to report zero emissions for electricity in future, with all electricity coming solely from solar, wind or hydro resources. “This is …

Polypipe Building Services has used mental Health Week 2021 to announce its commitment to taking care of the mental health of its employees by recently adding four more Mental Health First Aiders. Polypipe now has 16 Mental Health First Aiders across their sites and also aims to have 100% of …

Children at a primary school in Bradford are looking forward to exciting lessons in their new outdoor classroom – thanks to builders merchant Selco. The Academy at St James, in Allerton, is in the process of building the wooden classroom within its grounds. The project, led by volunteer and parent Chris …

A Shropshire builders merchant has turned to solar power at its newest site. TG Group is committed to operating in a sustainable and responsible manner at all its locations, and now its Bridgnorth operation is to get 152 photovoltaic panels on its roof. The project is a partnership between TG …

Builders merchants Bradford Building Supplies and Travis Perkins are among four members of the Builders Merchants Federation to  declare their commitment to supportCO2nstructZero, the construction industry’s response to the climate emergency. The four are among the first fourteen champions from across the UK’s construction supply chain to be selected by …

Sika Everbuild is rolling out its popular roadshow to builders’ merchants across the UK, giving tradespeople a chance to take a closer look at its expansive range of products. Headed by the company’s applications team, the roadshow will appear at merchants throughout the year and across the country to offer …

South West-based e-commerce merchant CMOStores.com has expanded its senior team with the appointment of Alan Edmondson as customer experience director. Edmondson, has joined the building products and DIY retailer as it looks to cement its ambitious growth plans following a  successful year in 2020, which saw the group acquire Ipswich-based …

IBC Buying Group has promoted Dave Robertson and Paul Read to the positions of Joint Managing Directors with immediate effect. Both were previously Joint Commercial Directors of the group, which has enjoyed significant growth over the past few years. Vick Patel, CEO of Allneeds Group, said: “I am immensely proud …

Shower brand, Kinedo, has announced the appointment of Nicola Lees to the position of Business Development Manager. Prior to joining the team at Kinedo, Lees worked for City Plumbing Supplies for five years as a Senior Account Manager.  She was involved with new build plumbing contractors and housebuilders and prior …

Aircrete manufacturer H+H has won the Best Health & Safety in Manufacturing category at The Safety & Health Excellence Awards 2020 for an innovative programme to improve safety in its yards and transportation. There are two elements to the safety programme introduced during 2019: the first saw a complete reorganisation …