Grant UK has announced the appointment of Kevin Ellis as Divisional Sales Manager, covering the South, the Midlands and Wales. The appointment further increases the level of coverage that the Grant UK Sales Managers can offer throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

Manufacturer of multi-layer insulation materials, YBS has strengthened its national sales team through the appointment of a new Midlands Area Sales Manager.

Wavin, the UK’s leading manufacturer of plastic piping systems, has fired the starting gun on its annual ‘Gear Up With Hep₂O’ competition, and the prizes are bigger than ever. What’s more, the contest has perks on offer for participating merchants as well.

Eight of nine successful TFT Woodexperts’ students from major timber merchant James Latham plc received their Level 4 Certificates in Wood Science & Technology in a special ceremony held at Leicestershire County Cricket Club on 31st July.

Tim Rowbottom of Collier & Catchpole Ltd has been elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation with effect from 1^st September 2017. He replaces Kevin Fenlon of RGB who stepped down due to work commitments having served a three-year term of office.

Sales for UK builders merchants remained positive during the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest data from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index.

Nicole Sykes, Head of EU Negotiations at the CBI will look at the implications of Brexit at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day in September.

Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders has called for the Government’s Housing White Paper to be actioned as soon as possible.

The first apprentices to be hired under the Builders Merchants Federation’s accredited Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA), start work this month.

Builders merchant Jewson has signed up to be a sponsor of a major regional sports awards programme.