Independent, family-run Midlands builders merchant Tippers has once again demonstrated its commitment to giving back as part of ‘The Tippers Way’ values. In a show of solidarity with Ukraine, the company has donated three generators through its Tool & Plant Hire division. These generators will provide critical emergency backup power …

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you Forgive me if this seems like old news, but two things struck me about the Angela Rayner stamp duty situation. One, that if, whilst in opposition, you bay for the blood of every one of the …

London Lintels, the independent distributor of lintels and structural building materials, is two open a second site, in Essex, the first expansion plan to be revealed following its acquisition by Milbank Group, the family-owned investment business with deep roots in the construction industry. The new site will increase stockholding, expand …

You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer Listening to the Today programme on my way to work this morning, I actually heard a government spokesman – the Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting no less – say something sensible. He was talking about bringing in …

Draper’s garage storage brand Bunker has launched a new Load-Up Stacking System. The Load-Up Boxes seamlessly stack together, attaching securely to each other, whichever way around they’re facing. Valuable contents are kept safe with durable auto interlocking side latches for maximum security and easy portability. An IP65 waterproof and dustproof …

HMG Paints, the UK paint manufacturer, has relaunched its Floor Paint Range, complete with redesigned packaging, a simplified selection process, and an enhanced colour offering. The revamped range consists of three high-performance solutions, now clearly segmented by usage and traffic levels: HydroPro Floor Paint is a water-based, low odour option …

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game. It’s that time of year again when a grizzled old hack’s fancy turns lightly to thoughts of …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins has appointed Ian Sharman-Jones as managing director of Travis Perkins Hire. Having first joined Travis Perkins in 2014, Sharman-Jones has held several senior leadership positions within the business, most recently as Regional Director within the Midlands. Travis Perkins Hire is the one-stop shop for trade professionals’ …

A team of over 30 colleagues from builders merchant Huws Gray Group has completed the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, climbing the three highest mountains in Yorkshire to raise funds for the charities Mates in Mind and CRASH. The challenge saw the team scale Pen-y-ghent, Whernside, and Ingleborough, in challenging …

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won I’m returning to a topic I’ve not touched on for a while, because there hasn’t seemed much to say apart from, how is this still going on? Let me start by going off at a tangent. …