Grafton Group, the Irish builders and plumbers merchant group saw like for like revenue increase by 4.5% in the four months to April 30. The Group made the trading update announcement in advance of its AGM on Tuesday May 9.

Baxi Heating has bolstered its specialist team of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) experts with the appointment of Paul Wilson as national sales manager for Remeha’s CHP division.

Talon Manufacturing Ltd., a Davidson Holdings company, has announced that Ian Newton will be taking the reins of the business, which has been supplying construction fastenings, fixings and other consumables – including the hugely popular Talon Hinged Clip - for over 20 years.

Since the results of the UK referendum to leave the EU were announced, some of the more hard-line Leavers have been trumpeting about a new world (or at least European) order.

Imperial Bricks, the leading traditional handmade brick supplier in the UK, has created an app to help merchants identify the right brick for their projects. Whether out on site or in the office, the app makes it easy to view Imperial’s entire range of bricks and the relevant technical data.  

 Buying group PHG has appointed John Dicken to the position of Instinct Product Group Manager, with effect from today (Monday May 8).

Irish brick maker Lagan Brick has noticed a sharp upturn in demand for its range of clay bricks.

A Stockport-based air conditioning contractor has been bought by builders’ merchants Travis Perkins.

Recent growth in sales of concrete repair spurs shows that changes in timber preservation products are having a limiting effect on the life of timber fence posts.

Continuing to extend its buying options for customers, major timber merchant Arnold Laver & Co Ltd has been awarded a Grown in Britain chain of custody licence, enabling British-grown timber and wood products in its range to be positively identified and promoted.