Independent Builders Merchant Group’s electrical division has opened a new Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler, in Brentwood, Essex. The 3,500 ft site, IMBG’s 24th specialist electrical branch,  will be the exclusive Site Supplies specialist in the Brentwood area, providing lighting and power distribution solutions for Site Temporary Installers.  The new store, …

Forterra has donated £1000 from its Community Fund to two Whittlesey Scouts, to help them attend the upcoming 2023 World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Selected from among 125 scouts, Peter Easterbrook age 13, and Thomas Cox age 16, have made it through the tough selection process to represent Cambridgeshire …

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.   On balance, I think I have changed my mind. Last week, I wrote a piece which looked at the issue from both …

You have until  NEXT WEEK  (May 1st) to get your nominations and entries in for the 2022 BMJ Industry Awards.   Click HERE to nominate your favourite merchants, supplier brands, trainees, showrooms and industry people. The awards celebrate the very best brands, merchants and people at the heart of the builders’ merchants …

Plumbers merchant Wolseley UK has bought Irish heating, plumbing, tiling and bathroom businesses The Heat Merchants, and Hevac Group, and their subsidiaries. The Heat Merchants business comes with Tubs & Tiles, the largest tile and bathroom retailer in Ireland, with 12 showrooms nationwide plus established ecommerce an commercial channels. Heat …

 The Construction Products Association (CPA) has defended itself and its members against  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, who had accused materials manufacturers of using the scale of the cladding crisis as an “excuse to do nothing”. A statement by the association said that there was “uncertainty and …

Building materials supplier Southern Sheeting has raised £800 for homeless charity Crawley Open House during a Big Sleep Out earlier this month, tripling the original target of £250. A total of 10 employees, including managers, drivers, sales, administrative and yard staff slept outside in the yard at the East Grinstead …

CMO Group, the online-only retailer of building materials, has embarked on an ambitious environmental campaign, raising over £22k and planting more than half of the 5,000 trees it has pledged to its local city of Plymouth. CMO has committed to planting 5,000 new trees, which is approximately two acres, over …

Marshalls plc, the landscaping and concrete products manufacturer, has announced a number of significant leadership changes. which demonstrate its commitment to growth, development and innovation. Simon Bourne has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer. Now appointed to the Marshalls plc board, Bourne has worked for the business for …

Distributor SIG UK, recently took over ACC Liverpool for its first two-day conference designed to build even stronger relationships through the supply chain. 550 SIG colleagues mixed with over 40 supplier companies in a celebration of the group’s “Return to Growth” strategy, which is based on experience, technical understanding and …