Ironmongery company IronmongeryDirect has reported its most successful month in its history, with June seeing record figures for both order numbers and revenue. The company saw an 80% year-on-year increase in traffic to its website in June, leading to.   a 75% uplift in transactions. The surge of interest in home improvements …

Kate Tinsley has joined independent builders merchant group MKM as its new Chief Executive Officer.   Tinsely moves from Ibstock Plc where she was divisional managing director of Ibstock Clay; prior to this, she was with the Grafton Group for seven years where she held senior finance and operational roles, …

Independent merchant buying group h&b has published a Buying Guide exclusively for its merchant members, which breaks all approved h&b suppliers down into core product categories. The guide includes product information, contact details, order information and supplier status. With 192 pages, the h&b Buying Guide is intended to be a …

Brett Martin Plumbing and Drainage has provided the answer to managing heavy rainfall with the launch of StormCrate55, an underground modular geocellular unit which is proven as a cost-effective solution to surface water run-off in a wide range of below ground applications. Weighing in at only 15.5kg per module and …

Cavity fire barriers and cavity closers manufacturer, ARC Building Solutions Ltd has promoted Clair Richardson, as operations manager, and George Danzey-Smith, as commercial manager; both will become members of ARC’s senior management team. Richardson will take overall responsibility for the daily operations within ARC’s manufacturing facility, leading the existing production …

Specialist PPE for highly advanced hearing protection, face protection and communication solutions is now available from Hellberg Safety, part of the Hultofors group, which also includes Snickers Workwear. The SECURE series features everything from standard passive ear defenders available in 3 protection levels to advanced electronic communication solutions. SECURE ACTIVE allows …

Snickers Workwear has launched a range of lightweight shirts, shorts and trousers for Summer 2020. The new range also includes brand new LITEWork Trousers and Shorts, plus a special offer ‘Two-pack’ 100% Cotton T-shirts, which come in three different easy-care colour and design options. There are also new Hoodies, Sweatshirts …

to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature, to show virtue her own feature,   Virtual. It’s the way forward you know. At least it is for 2020. It was brilliant to see – via the internet- so many of you show up for our BMJ Industry Awards online …

The government has published a draft of its Building Safety Bill which includes major regulatory changes to ensure that a tragedy such as Grenfell Tower can’t happen again. The Bill will introduce the role of a new Building Safety Regulator for towers blocks taller than 18 metres and will give …

A new report from the CBI and the University of Birmingham wants to see conventional gas boilers banned in all homes from 2025. The commission’s report Net Zero: The Road to Low-Carbon Heat also recommends that there is a programme of ‘substantial acceleration’ in decarbonising heat in buildings and industrial processes. …