Racking specialist Filplastic helped growing West Yorkshire merchant JTD Building Supplies to set up its new, bespoke base. JTD moved from Meltham near Huddersfield to Brockholes near Homfirth in July this year, after extensive design and fit out work carried out by Filplastic. Filplastic designed and fitted out the trade …

Timber producer Södra is increasing the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill  by 100,000 sq m from March 1 2019. The investment will see the sawmill implementing a third shift and taking on 30 new employees. This will require a third shift and approximately 30 new …

Roof window manufacturer, Dakea will be taking its Ultima, Dakea’s premium roof window to this year’s UK Construction Week at NEC Birmingham from October 9 to 11. The company’s stand will also feature the Dakea truck, an interactive showroom where visitors can view short presentations on the best of Dakea’s …

A special garden which wowed crowds at the Chelsea Flower Show is being relocated to Cricklewood – with a helping hand from builders merchant Selco, part of the Grafton Group. The ‘Life Without Walls’ garden was initially on display at the  Chelsea Flower Show in May and was aimed at …

A team of employees from Elliotts Builders Merchants, is to ride 510 miles through the French hills in October to raise money for Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity. Starting on 4th October, the team will cycle the route from Rouen to Annecy over three days to raise £10,000 for the charity. …

Aircrete manufacturer H+H has officially opened its newly refurbished Borough Green factory. Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, performed the opening itself on 14 September, with the Secretary of State for Housing, Local Government and Communities James Brokenshire also visiting the plant during the day to see the new …

Fast-growing builders’ merchants, Huws Gray has announced further additions to its branch network. In separate transactions, Huws Gray acquired North West based Southport Timber as well as Wheelers Timber and Builders Merchants based in Erdington, north Birmingham. Managing director Terry Owen said: “These latest acquisitions of well-known and respected companies …

Keyline, the civils & drainage merchant, has relocted its Aberdeen branch in a bigger, better location. The new branch is at Unit 9, Cairnrobin Commercial Park, AB12 4SB in Marywell. The move to Cairnrobin Commercial Park means the branch is just off the new bypass between Balmedie and Bridgend on …

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us,   Regular readers know I’m a sucker for a beautiful building. It doesn’t really matter of it’s a modern one or a Gothic cathedral …

A steel tube supplier has been acquired by the family that set it up 55 years ago, 15 years after builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton Group acquired it. The family which founded Boole’s Tools and Pipe Fittings have bought it back from a listed builders’ merchantin a management buyout, …