Independent builders merchants firm Huws Gray has bought Armstrongs Builders Merchants based in Lower Bentham, Lancashire. The news comes purchase is just six weeks after their recent acquisition of Penrith Building Supplies and further expands Huws Gray’s reach in the North West. Armstrongs have been trading since 2003 and has …

BSW Timber has announced its latest investment of €40m in Slovenia, constructing a new sawmill, CHP plant and pellet manufacturing facility. Representatives from BSW, including CEO Tony Hackney, visited Slovenia on Tuesday 22nd May to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the ambitious development plans, together with the Government of …

Norbord has unveiled its new OSB mill at its site near Inverness, with increased production capacity planned to take advantage of market demand. The project has been a significant one, with 10 years of planning followed by three years of construction and modernisation works. The new mill is still being …

Hempel Group, parent company of Crown Paints,is acquiring a 65 per cent stake in leading German paint manufacturer J.W. Ostendorf (JWO). Operating throughout 20 European and five non-European countries, family-owned JWO is one of Germany’s leading decorative paint manufacturers and is the only private label specialist in Europe. The deal …

This Spring, I have counted 136 different types of weather inside of 24 hours Mark Twain might very well have been talking about the UK this week when he said the above. One minute we’re basking in gorgeous sunshine, then overnight it  looks like it’s the End of Days. A …

  This year’s VADO charity rally will include a team from the Builders Merchants Federation. The aim is to raise enough funds – £15,000 – to buy a sunshine coach for Variety, the children’s charity. The event takes place from June 7 to 10 and involves drivers from builder’s merchants …

The MP for Brent Central Dawn Butler, who is Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, showed support for her local builders’ merchant on a visit to London Reclaimed Brick Merchants’  head office last week.   She met with Manager Sophie Wilbraham, her sister Aimee and other office staff …

The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; TV journalists have a duty to try and be fair and even-handed when investigating an issue. They also have a duty to …

Independent builders merchant buying group Fortis hosted its 2017 Building and Timber Supplier of the Year Awards at a gala dinner at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. The evening was the centrepoint of the two-day conference which saw a range of presentations, including one from former Director of the CBI, …

The Government is to consult on the possible prohibition of combustible cladding systems being used on high-rise buildings like the Grenfell Tower, housing minister James Brokenshire has announced. His statement to Parliament is despite the official review of building regulations, led by Dame Judith Hackitt, not recommending such a ban. …