The BMI Redland Mini Stonewold Slate in grey has been used on the roof of a new facility for elderly and vulnerable members of the community in the Orkney Islands, where winds regularly top 130mph. Hamnavoe House is a single-storey property, to reduce its profile against high winds; the combination …

Shower manufacturer Aqualisa has introduced its own range of brassware.  A new bath shower mixer tap with a ‘microphone’ handset has been added to the existing Aqualisa basin mixer tap and deck mounted bath filler to create the new Uptown range. The range primarily aims to meet the requirements of …

Winter is coming Well, it was nice while it lasted. Being able to get together with a few – a select few at that – friends and sit 2metres apart in our gardens, each quaffing our own bottles of Sainsbury’s special-offer Rioja and a Walkers Grab-bag of crisps – no …

Revenue at builders and plumbers merchant Travis Perkins plc dropped 20% in the first half of the year, pulling operating profits down 81%, leaving it with an operating loss of £92m, the group announced this morning (September 8). The merchanting division, which covers the brands Travis Perkins, Benchmarx, Keyline, CCF …

UK heating products manufacturer Baxi Heating has appointed Karen Boswell OBE as managing director of Baxi Heating UK and Ireland.  She replaces David Pinder, who is retiring from Baxi Heating and will lead the next stage of Baxi Heating’s journey towards a sustainable future and net zero carbon. Boswell joins …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is encouraging Members to take advantage of the government’s £2 billion pound Kickstart scheme by providing full administrative support to simplify the engagement process and enable every BMF member to participate. Kickstart is the government’s post-Covid regeneration tool to enable employers …

Door distributor JB Kind has appointed Emma Underwood as its new regional sales manager in its Midlands and North Region. Underwood’s previous experience includes a decade in the door industry at XL Joinery and her roles have included sales administration and orders, to merchandiser, sales team leader and area sales …

North London-based independent merchant Fayers, a member of the Fortis independent merchant buying group, is the first independent merchant to take on the new online showroom platform from shower specialist Lakes Showering Spaces. to its trade customers. Lakes launched its virtual showroom concept in July as a pioneering selling tool …

British shower products manufacturer, Kudos, is continuing its £650,000 investment plan to expand its UK manufacturing capability. Earlier this year, the company moved its finished goods stock from its manufacturing site in Cumbria to a new 60,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Sandbach, Cheshire, a move that gives easier access …

A ‘wait and see’ approach amongst construction buyers held back output for the month of August, according to the monthly IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index, which registered 54.6 in August, down from 58.1 in July. Any figure above 50.0 indicates growth of total construction output. Survey respondents mostly suggested that …