There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so The UK political landscape was ripe for reform. We knew that, but we didn’t necessarily mean it the way that it turned out last week. Has the political landscape in the UK changed after Thursday May 1? Yes. …

A Wigan man has pleaded guilty to stealing £18,000 from the builders’ merchants where he worked. Kieran Calland, 35, of Hardy Street, Wigan, took the cash from M Markovitz Ltd Civils, Builders and Plumbers Merchant in Pemberton on February 27, 2024. He will be sentenced at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ …

Winovate Partners Ltd, the business consultancy specialised in resolving construction related challenges, has won three prestigious industry awards. The accolades, awarded by UK Enterprise Awards – Most Innovative change management consultancy, SME News – Business Growth Consulting MD of the year and International Elite 100 – Change Management Consultancy of …

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has officially opened a new, larger branch in Rickmansworth.   The branch at the Olds Approach Industrial Estate branch, off Tolpits Lane, will offer building materials, a hire service, and a new state-of-the-art Benchmarx kitchen showroom. Rickmansworth branch manager Ersin Selim said that the new branch …

Mixergy, the hot water solutions provider, has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK.  Only 197 organisations have received the King’s Award for 2025, and out of those, only 46 have received it for …

Garador’s range of sectional garage doors open vertically, without taking up any driveway space. Made up of individual sections, the vertical rise means users can park right up to the door. They also provide full-width drive-in access, more suitable for today’s larger vehicles. The premium doors offer smooth, quiet, and …

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins plc, has sold its Staircraft specialist floor kit, i-joist and staircase manufacturing subsidiary business  to Gait Consulting, which is majority owned by the founder of Staircraft, for cash consideration of £24m. Travis Perkins’ Chief Financial Officer Duncan Cooper said:  “The sale of Staircraft is another …

The Cabanes Basin, by Frontline Bathrooms, is ideal for cloakrooms, ensuites, and smaller bathrooms, providing a stylish, space-saving solution. Available in 400mm or 500mm sizes and offered in Matt White or Matt Black, each basin is crafted from solid surface stone resin – a carefully balanced blend of natural stone …

Common sense is not so common I know they say ‘if you’re the traffic, you shouldn’t blame the traffic’, and I get the sentiment behind that. Still, allow me to have a rant about something that impacts all of us just trying to get through a day’s work. Infrastructure work. …

Insulation specialist Actis has expanded its technical team with the appointment of a new specification manager for the North. Tara Pronaszko joins the UK-wide specification team to work with builders, architects, building control officers and energy assessors across North West and North East England, the East Midlands and the whole …