Under a Government led by Jeremy Hunt MP, there would be a Budget in the first week of September to prepare for the possibility of leaving the EU on a no-deal basis on 31 October, the Foreign Secretary has told the BMF. Hunt, alongside his Prime Ministerial rival Boris Johnson …

The largest independent builders’ merchant group in the south east has been created with the purchase of Godstone-based Fairalls by Cairngorm Capital. Fairalls joins Cairngorm Capital’s other builders’ merchant brands, Parkers Building Supplies and Stamco, to create a group with 24 branches across Surrey, Sussex and Kent. The combined turnover …

Sydenhams Timber & Builders Merchants has announced the following appointments: Lee Wright will take up the role as group managing director, Kevin Clarke becomes operations director, and Jeremy Clark finance director. Wright has over 27 years’ experience within the industry working for national and independent merchants, 18 of those years …

A campaign to tackle the growing problem of knife crime in Nottingham is being supported by the independent builders merchant Frank Key for the sixth year.    The ‘Taken Too Soon’ campaign works with local communities to help disadvantaged young people with the aim to tackle the increasing number of …

Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ‘Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed. Answer me this, gentle reader. Does anyone ever start …

Gardner and Scardifield, the West Sussex-based builders merchants, electrical wholesalers and DIY suppliers, are congratulating themselves on being able to spot a rising cricket star when they see one. Jofra Archer, one of the outstanding England players who won the Cricket World Cup on Sunday evening, once played for the …

Builders merchant chain Travis Perkins is moving forward with plans to offload its Wickes retail division. Simon King has been replaced as chief executive of the division by former Tesco executive David Wood and the group is said to be in the process of separating Wickes’ IT systems from the …

Actis has invested in a state-of-the-art machine which can produce its Hybris honeycomb  insulation material four times faster than its predecessor.   The 2,000 sq m plant has been built at the company’s headquarters in South West France and will cater for the growing number of British and European Actis …

Snows Timber have gone into partnership with US company, AZEK Building Products, to introduce the TimberTech® capped composite decking brand to the Snows Timber range. Made with a mix of wood particles and recycled plastic, TimberTech is a product that looks like natural wood but is more sustainable, longer-lasting, and …

Norton Clipper’s new CM35 mini masonry saw is ergonomically designed to be compact and lightweight, making it easier for users, reducing pressure on joints, muscles and back. It weighs just 40 kilograms and measuring around 30% smaller than other masonry saws in the range, the CM35 is a modest, portable …