Specialist building products distributor SIG UK is opening a new SIG Roofing site in Slough, Berkshire on Monday (February 1). The 10,288sq ft newly refurbished premises are located on the Slough Trading Estate close to J6 of the M4 and will stock a range of everyday and specialist roofing products. …

Shower enclosure supplier Lakes Showering Spaces and builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation hit the headlines earlier this week when national newspapers highlighted the shortage of construction products which is starting to impact on the building industry. Featured in both The Guardian and The Times, Lakes sales and …

C24 Graded Timber, available from Timber Focus is CE Marked to EN 14081-1:2005+A1:2011 and is available in sizes: 47x75mm; 47x100mm; 47x125mm; 47x150mm; 47x200mm. C24, a superior grade, can be used as exposed beams or for finished joinery applications. The company’s Timber Decking comes in a range of sizes from Ex32x150mm, …

Drainage products supplier Marsh Industries has launched the first of a series of short product training videos designed to provide a brief overview of its fully accredited range of off-mains drainage products. The series, titled ‘Tea-break Training’, responds to the requests by merchants, architects, engineers and installers for product knowledge …

Primary school children in Leicestershire are being encouraged to use their lockdown to help construction materials giant Aggregate Industries design its latest truck. The company is calling on schools, parents and children across the county to enter its newly-launched truck design competition. Determined to support teachers and parents educating children …

The computer says no There are great many things wrong with this pandemic and what it has done to us. The horrifyingly high death ratefor starters. In fact, let’s just take a minute to look at that death rate. As I write, it has just been announced that it has …

The managing director of builders merchants JW Grant in Paisley has passed away aged 58. In a statement the company said:  “It is with great sadness that we write to inform you that our Managing Director, John Wilson Grant passed away yesterday morning after a short illness. “John will be …

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland has been certified as a Top Employer in the United Kingdom for the ninth consecutive year. The accolade, awarded annually by the Top Employers Institute, recognises employers who have implemented policies and practices that have had a positive impact on their employees and the business. Learning …

Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins has been certified as a 2021 Top Employer for the 12th time. The accolade follows a rigorous review of the Group’s HR practices by the Top Employers Institute,  a programme which has certified and recognised more than 1 600 Top Employers worldwide. The …

Pitched roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, is unveiling a £1.7m capital investment programme for its Scottish tile plant. Work is about to start on the company’s 11-acre site at Lochmaben in Scotland, one of three across the UK.  It involves investment in a replacement building that will house a …