A bespoke development creating two new homes in the Cotswolds village of Long Compton, has used OMNIE building services packages featuring heat recovery ventilation and renewable heating. The brace of luxury four-bedroom properties has been developed by locally based DG Carpenter on land adjoining an existing bungalow, using a stock …

North-east independent builders’ merchant James Burrell has just ordered a further six new-generation Mercedes-Benz Arocs six-wheeler trucks. The Gateshead-based company operates from a network of 10 branches located throughout the North-East and Yorkshire. Each day its 36 trucks – the majority of them 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz dropsiders with cranes – deliver …

A new policy paper estimates that pre-fabricated housing could account for up to a quarter of new homes by 2030. The report Build Homes, Build Jobs, Build Innovation proposes a fast-track investment to construct 75,000 modular homes off-site a year by 2030. The paper is co-authored by Mark Farmer, who was appointed …

The Horsham branch of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is continuing to sponsor Broadbridge Heath FC for the 2020/2021 season. The season long support package provided by Covers will include the company’s logo featuring on perimeter boards at the club’s grounds on Wickhurst Lane. The club, which was founded in …

Lathams has range of health and hygiene-focused products ready to help make schools, offices, retail, and hospitality spaces safer and reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. KYDEX, from Lathams, contains Microban, which provides antimicrobial protection. This halts the growth of bacteria and a broader range of viruses, organisms, protozoa, and fungi such as mould or …

Independent plumbers merchant Gills Plumbing & Heating in Welwyn Garden City completed a rebrand in early-March and had planned to invite customers in to show-off the new look store. However, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the country lockdown and the proved impossible. The merchant, a member of the IPG buying group, …

Radiator manufacturer Stelrad has continued its support for a locally based charity through its support for the Montagu Cup – a football tournament that is entered each year by teams across South Yorkshire and one which can trace its history back more than a century. The Final usually takes place …

Marley Alutec, the aluminium rainwater, fascia, soffit and coping solutions provider, has appointed Jordan Iles as its new Area Sales Manager for the North Wales and Central England region. Iles has extensive technical knowledge of Marley Alutec’s product range having worked for the company for the last 12 years, most …

Builders’ merchants sales bounced back strongly in the three months May to July, rising 38.9% compared with February to April, according to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report. Compared with the same three months of 2019 sales were down 13.4% overall, but July sales were only 1.3% below …

Climate change and the merchant industry’s part in combating it was the major thread running through the Builders Merchants Federation’s first Virtual AGM and Conference, held last Thursday (September 17th). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the usual live event could not take place, so the AGM and conference were held …