Rebecca Williams has joined the Stelrad Radiators Brand Specialists team looking after the Midlands territory. “I’m really enjoying the role and getting to know the teams at the national merchants in my area,” she said. “I’m enjoying working in the heating sector and getting to know more each day about …

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange) Ch-ch-changes Just gonna have to be a different man Time may change me But I can’t trace time When I joined BMJ as an assistant editor, way, way back as the industry emerged from the last recession-but one, I was, like most magazine newbies, …

h&b Development Group member Wilf Noble, a builders merchant based in Whitby, has graduated to the independent builders merchant buying group’s primary group. Using h&b’s buying deals and support from fellow merchants, Wilf Noble has grown its turnover and proved its compliance. The h&b Development Group was conceived as a …

Insulation distributor Encon Group has launched a new division, Encon Construction Products, to service the infrastructure sector. The company aims become the UK’s ‘distributor of choice’ for six key product categories: masonry components, concrete and reinforcement, waterproofing, construction chemicals, geotechnical, and groundworking products. The new division will offer tailored solutions …

Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has announced the opening of a Lightside Distribution Centre. Work has begun on the new 60,000 sq ft centre, which is based in Cowley in Oxford and will service all 66 branches across England and Wales when it officially opens in January 2020.   Materials and …

Kate Tinsley, managing director of Ibstock’s Clay Division, has won  a top prize at the ‘Women in Business Awards 2019’  for her outstanding achievements in the construction sector. The fifth annual LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards, took place at the Leicester City FC King Power Stadium earlier this month, to …

The Hultafors Group which owns Snickers Workwear has acquired Custom LeatherCraft, the leading brand of ‘work gear’ for professional tradesmen and women. It’s a product range that includes softside tool carriers, nail bags, tool pouches plus personal protective equipment. Custom LeatherCraft, or CLC as the brand is more commonly know …

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. Well, who would have thought it? (Spoiler alert – lots of us).  Boris the Bold has found it just as hard to find a Brexit deal that pleases everyone as …

Natural stone and porcelain hard landscaping products supplier, Digby Stone has appointed a new experienced area business manager to help customers grow sales. Steve Clutterbuck has worked within the merchant industry for over 20 years and brings with him a wealth of experience. He will be working with Digby Stone …

RGB, the Devon-headquartered independent builders merchant chain, has taken to You Tube and social media with a video highlighting the benefits of dealing with locally, run, locally-owned builders merchants. The video includes pieces to camera from RGB employees and directors, including chief executive Kevin Fenlon and finance director Paul Turner …