Builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins has agreed a deal to sell its Tile Giant subsidiary to Coverings Ltd, led by entrepreneurs Andrew Thirkill and Adrian Hinchliffe. Travis Perkins plc bought Tile Giant in late 2007, since when it has grown from 29 to 82 retail stores, and turnover …

Independent builders’ merchants Huws Gray Group has bought Milford Building Supplies, based in Leeds, as part of its continuing, ambitious expansion plans. Milford Building Supplies was set up 41 years ago, on a single site on Cardigan Road in Headingley. The business grew steadily through the 80’s and 90’s and …

Leading insulation manufacturer Superglass has today (October 1 2020) been named Company of the Year by Scottish Engineering, recognising the company’s excellence in areas such as innovation and investment. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the traditional Awards Dinner couldn’t take place, but Scottish Engineering Chief Executive Paul Sheerin visited the …

Grant & Stone Limited, the independent builders’ merchant based in the Thames Valley, has acquired 3Counties Timber & Building Supplies Limited. Established in 2007, 3Counties Timber & Building Supplies has branches in Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead, offering a broad range of heavy and lightside building materials to individuals, contractors and …

Bond It’s Reload range of silicones employs a unique reusable design that helps to minimise waste to landfill offering a solution around sustainable packaging. The system is designed for use with special sausage refills. Currently being offered with three of Bond It’s most popular silicones and sealants, WP100, Frame-Mate and …

The BLANCO UNIT combines sinks, taps, in-cabinet waste and organisation systems into innovative and flexible solutions for modern, super-clean kitchen life. Sinks, taps and waste bins are the most frequently used items in the kitchen yet are often not given the consideration that they deserve. The BLANCO UNIT concept combines premium kitchen products as flexible packs so customers can choose items to suit their kitchen …

Hultafors Tools has launched a new range of Screwdrivers for professional craftsmen and women with the emphasis on precision, quality and ergonomics. The range includes VDE Screwdrivers specially designed for electricians – including tested and certified SL/PZ and VOLTAGE TESTER models and comprises over 80 other SLOTTED, PHILIPS, POZIDRIV, TORX® …

As part of a new campaign to increase support to the Fire and Rescue service, Aico are offering free support in the form of CPD training and the use of their facilities to each of the 52 Fire and Rescue Brigades in the UK. The campaign will focus on offering …

Online construction products merchant CMOStores.com has posted turnover of £23m from January to June 2020, and profits up 126 per cent when compared to the same six month period in 2019. The uplift in sales in early 2020 meant that CMOStores.com not only retained all existing staff on full-time contracts …

Bond It’s new Coloured Wood Preservers under its new Wood Guard banner offers a waterbased alternative containing no VOCs and no propiconazole, making it safer to use. It contains a fungicide specifically formulated for use against wood rotting, decay and staining fungi, algae, lichen and other growths on wood surfaces. …