The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) steps into the world of espionage with the latest speaker to be announced for BMF Members’ Day in September.

East Anglian independent builders’ merchants Ridgeons has opened a new showroom at its Cambridge North branch in Nuffield Road, Cambridge.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicts that the construction industry in Wales will grow faster than any other party of the UK.

The Government is right to relax planning rules to make it easier for homeowners and businesses to build additional storeys, according to the Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF).

Keyline is congratulating Mark Short, Sales Office Manager at its Taunton Branch, for graduating from the company’s First Line Management Programme. 

Norbord Europe, market leader in engineered wood panels, has won the Scotland Division Buildbase Supplier of the Year award at the recent Buildbase conference in Hinckley Island, Leicestershire. 

Apprenticeship starts have decreased by a more than third in November 2017 compared with November 2016, highlighting the need to reform the apprenticeship levy system, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Södra’s investment in a cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility at Värö was the first step towards a new business segment, Södra Building Systems, as a part of the Södra Wood business area. The next step of this initiative has now been taken, the recruitment of Jörgen Hermansson who will lead the unit.

Potterton Commercial advises looking at the ‘whole life cost’ of a boiler rather than just the initial purchase price. National sales manager Steven Evans comments.

A new appointment at the back end of 2017 has further strengthened the Saniflo sales team in the UK.