Independent timber and builders merchant Covers has donated more than £100,000 to local hospices over the past five years as part of its Help for Hospices initiative. This year Covers generously contributed £27,000 to twelve local hospices, which was presented to actor and charity patron, Christopher Timothy, by Covers’ chairman, …

John Savage, the fhe founder of independent spares merchant Flame Heating Group has marked the retirement of Danny Byrne, the man who gave him his first big break in the industry. Savage gave the lifelong Celtic FC fan a special autographed print featuring some of the club’s greatest players during …

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far There are times when I hate living in a hilly town. Usually when I’m trekking back from the station, in the cold and the dark and there just doesn’t seem to be enough puff …

Independent Welsh builders merchant Robert Price has picked its local sports teams for the 2019-2020 seasons to be the recipients of the company’s sponsorship programme. As a family run business, the company says it understands the importance of community and aims to give back in any way it can. Peter …

Insulation specialist Actis has come up with a new tool to make life quicker and easier while cutting insulation. The problem of holding a piece of insulation with one hand while wrestling with a pair of kitchen scissors or a Stanley knife with the other is an issue faced by …

National Timber Group, the  timber distribution and processing group which owns Arnold Laver and Rembrandt Timber has bought acquires Cotswold Manufacturing, to boost it’s strength in the UK timber interior door-set market. Established in 2005, Cotswold Manufacturing is a specialist manufacturer of timber fire and acoustic doors, doorsets, door kits and screens …

The construction sector saw a very slight increase in October from September, edging above market expectations. That’s according to the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI which rose to 44.2 in October 2019 from 43.3 in the previous month. The latest reading remained close to the ten-year low seen in June, …

This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To fight for the right Without question or pause To be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause It was so close. It could have been the result that so many, many …

Landscaping supplier Pavestone Group, which includes the businesses, Pavestone, Paving Direct and Bekstone businesses, has made three major appointments, effectively immediately. Tom Parker has been appointed as Pavestone Group chairman, replacing Peter Smythe who is retiring after 17 years’ service. The founder and former managing director of Parker Building Supplies …

Merchanting group Travis Perkins has put the sale of its plumbing and heating division on hold “given the current unprecedented level of uncertainty”, a trading update said yesterday (October 22). The update reported that the merchanting businesses continued to outperform expectations in challenging market conditions. Travis Perkins, the general mixed …