If money go before, all ways do lie open. I always knew there was a reason I liked this industry so much. Step forward and take a bow, Lawsons, Keyline, Huws Gray, Elliott Brothers, Williams Trade Supplies, Donaldson Timber, Parker Building Supplies and all those other merchants who are currently …

Builders merchanting is better than most other sectors in paying men and women equally, research has found. By law, all companies, charities and public sector departments of 250 employees or more must publish their gender pay gap figures. Figures obtained by the BBC showed overall, the median pay gap in …

Staff from builders merchant group Tudor Griffiths Group, in Ellesmere have given up their free time to help a colleague prepare for a mammoth charity rally challenge. Jack Thomas, a member of the building maintenance team, will be taking part in the Banger Bust Up Rally in aid of Cancer …

The Builders Merchants Federation has launched Building Materials Careers, a new, improved website to encourage more people to join the building materials sector by highlighting the wide range of careers available both in merchant and supplier businesses. The relaunch follows research with members, which revealed that the industry wants to …

Independent  builders’ merchants Huws Gray has moved into east Yorkshire for the first time, with the acquisition of K.F. Supplies (Market Weighton), located between Hull and York. K.F. Supplies are a well-established builders’ merchants with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. Founding director Jean Freeman said: “It was important to …

The commercial new build sector is behind a continuing fall in construction output according to the latest monthly IHS Markit/cps index. Although the headline figure, at 49.7 was up fractionally from the 49.5 posted in February, it still falls below the crucial 50.0 no-change marker. Business activity dropped to its …

The votes have been counted and verified by BMJ’s third-party auditors and the list of finalists for the BMJ Industry Awards 2019 can be revealed. The following companies are on the final list. To find out who the ultimate winners are book your tickets HERE to come to our top-flight …

Builders merchant group Bradfords have developed a new product line for its customers. Brad – the fragrance for Men is designed to target those Bradford customer who want to smell a bit nicer on site, the customers who look after their bodies and want the world to know it. Brad …

As part of its determination to keep on top of modern decorating trends, builders merchant group Bradfords have invested in a new decorating offer for customers. The range of tartan paint has been develop to enable customers in Bradfords’ south west heartland to emulate the decorating preferences of their Celtic …

John Carter, the CEO of building materials merchant group Travis Perkins is stepping down from this post and the Travis Perkins board on August 5. Carter, who has been with Travis Perkins for over 40 years, will remain with the Group until the end of 2019, to ensure a smooth …