The new Makita 12v TW140D impact wrench weighs only 1.2kg, including a Li-Ion CXT battery, and measures just 161mm in overall body length. It will deliver 140Nm of fastening torque and 270Nm of nut busting blitz, will run up to 2,600rpm and deliver up to 3,200ipm. The model features an …

A charity open day at the Brighton branch of independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies raked in £500 for a local homeless charity, Off The Fence. The event celebrated the newly extended branch and attracted the support of local councillor, Robert Nemeth, and neighbour Fat Boy Slim (Norman Cook). Big …

Architect and television presenter George Clarke will be a Keynote Speaker at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Young Merchants Conference in October. Clarke is both a campaigner and an educator and in 2017 founded MOBIE – the Ministry of Building and Innovation and Education –an educational charity working with colleges and …

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown You couldn’t make this stuff up. The most surprising appointment of Teresa May’s first cabinet as Prime Minister was Boris Johnson. It was one of those things that, at the time, many people said would either prove to be a stroke of …

ONS figures published today show that construction output increased 2.9% month-on-month in May. This was the fastest monthly growth rate in two years, reflecting an uptick in activity following adverse weather conditions during the first quarter. Compared to a year earlier, output rose 1.6%, but contracted by 1.7% on a …

The construction sector rallied in June as output rose to its highest level since September – a marked improvement to the situation at the beginning of the year. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI® ) posted 53.1 in June, up from 52.5 in May and …

Independent Gateshead-based builders merchant James Burrell is celebrating the completion of a major £200,000 renovation at its branch in Ossett, West Yorkshire. The branch, which opened in 2007 serves Ossett and the local area including Horbury, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Tingley and Batley from its location on Milner Way. It offers a …

A driver from builders and timber merchant Jewson saved the life of an elderly woman he found slumped on her kitchen floor when he tried to deliver her parcel. When Dave Shearer knocked ‘Bunty’ Petty’s door in Somerset to deliver the item she has ordered from Jewson there was no …

Saniflo UK – the pumps, macerators and shower cubicles people – have launched aggressive consumer campaign to create a strong pull for trade customers. The campaign uses selected media for both print and digital campaigns from June through November. Saniflo will promote a broad collection of products featuring its Domestic …

Hastings independent builders merchants Stamco have joined the H&B merchant group. With a turnover in excess of £30 million, Stamco have grown rapidly and now trade out of five branches. Managing director John Cornelius said: “We are tremendously excited to be joining the H&B Group.  We see the buying group …