Transformational, circular economy, pallet reuse scheme The Pallet LOOP – part of BSW Group – has appointed a Merchant Account Manager. Rob Devonshire joins the business to help onboard merchant branches to The Pallet LOOP and ensure they are making the most of the circular economy scheme, which is helping …

Group revenue at builders merchant group Travis Perins was down 5.7%, for the three months to September 30, a fall driven by the group’s Merchanting segment. There was a more robust performance from Toolstation, where revenue rose 2.9% in the UK and Benelux like-for-like sales were up 9.6%. The loss-making …

A great while ago, the world began With hey, ho, the wind and the rain I’ve sounded off a lot in this blog about the dire state of our water industry in the UK, and the parlous state of affairs that privatisation of the sector has left us with. Then …

Kilsaran has appointed a new dedicated render team in the UK. Headed up by Paul Davies, as UK Business Unit Manager: Render & EWI, the team comprises Hannah Mosley, Business Development Manager: Midlands & Wales, Mark Irwin: Business Development Manager: South West and Scott McCracken: Business Development Manager: Scotland & …

Independent timber, building materials and fencing merchants Lawsons has set up a partnership with GB10 Sports to supply the materials for the continued development of the community-focused sports facility in Eltham. Ciaran Morton, group marketing director for Lawsons said: “Lawsons has been going for 100 years as a family business …

Builders’ merchant buying society NMBS has helped recruit over 150 apprentices across the independent merchant sector. Working with construction apprenticeship specialist LEAP to train scores of builders’ merchant apprentices who will help address the skills gap in the construction sector, NMBS  is continuing to support the Builders Merchants Federation pledge …

Building materials specialist Marshalls has made a commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all scopes by 2050, via its Science Based Targets. In the near term, the targets are to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50.5% by 2030 and reduce absolute scope 3 …

Hirebase, part of Huws Gray Group, has invested millions in additional fleet with Leicester based BTE plant.  Operating from 88 locations nationwide, Hirebase has plans for more locations in the first quarter of 2025. Managing director Adrian Watts says; “This deal with BTE Plant for Kubota excavator’s and Thwaites dumpers …

Steve Boyer was installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants or the coming year, on Friday 18 October 2024 at Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. Boyer is Founder of Marsh Industries, a manufacturer of domestic, commercial and agricultural …

Emma Hoten-Pool has joined drylining, insulation and M&E solutions distributor etag as commercial director, with an extensive commercial background in the construction supply sector, focusing on strategic growth, operational improvements and data-driven marketing for builders’ merchants. She was most recently strategic markets director for Radius Systems, and her appointment follows …