“Yond Cassius hath a lean and hungry look. He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous” Well, that was excruciating. Yesterday we were treated to a prime-time TV spectacle of the Prime Minister’s Special Advisor Dominic Cummings sitting at a picnic table in the Downing Street Rose Garden trying to …

Tool wholesaler Toolbank has appointed Chris Ridgeon as group account manager, following Neil Robinson’s decision to retire from the role after 25 years’service. Currently operating as business development manager, Ridgeon has worked with Toolbank for seven years as a salesman and 16 as a sales manager for the Southampton branch.  so …

Independent builders merchant buying group h&b has grown to over 100 merchant members, all fully privately-owned and -run family businesses with a collective buying power of nearly £1 bn. Most of those members are open for business as the COVID-19 lockdown continues; all members are operating strictly within the government’s safety …

Sales for builders merchants in the first quarter of 2020 were negatively impacted by the  Covid-19 pandemic and Government measures to reduce transmission of the virus. That’s according to figures released by the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI). Figures for Q1 2020 show a decline of -6.7% in total builders’ …

Independent builders merchant Buttle plc has appointed Ian Church as its new managing director, replacing Nick Sims, who is retiring after three years in the post Church’s experience in merchanting includes 35 years with Travis Perkins and then with fellow h&b Group member, Bradfords group where he was managing director …

I dreamed that as I wandered by the way Bare Winter suddenly was changed to Spring It may not be what we recognise as normal, but it’s definitely an improvement of sorts. Slowly but surely, things are changing. It was only in November that the first case of coronavirus was …

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has been named a 2020 CRASH Fundraising Champion in recognition of its support over the past year. The 17 Fundraising Champions have been recognised for going above and beyond to carry out fundraising between March 2019 and April 2020. Thanks to a combination of …

Builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has opened a new branch in Leatherhead, Surrey. The branch, at Business Park 8 on Barnett Wood Lane, also offers customers a drive-through facility to allow materials to be loaded in the dry all year round.                  

Tarmac’s Cement and Lime business has sponsored Band of Builders’ latest project, providing funds and Blue Circle products to build an extension for the family of a boy who is living with Mitochondrial Disease. Band of Builders, a charity which lends a helping hand to tradesmen during their time of …

Independent builders’ merchant Bradfords Building Supplies will be working with the charity Mental Health UK to offer support for tradespeople. The oldest builders’ merchants in the UK, celebrating its 250th birthday this year, aims to help promote the support available for those working in the industry. News of this new …