Southern builders merchant group Independent Builders Merchant Group has added plywood to its ProRange own-label: ProRange Plywood. Launching ProRange Plywood across its branch network, the Group aims to ensure consistency in quality, improved delivery times and uniform competitive pricing for one of the most versatile and affordable building materials used …

Water, water, every where Nor ‘eer a drop to drink It’s another rant about the water industry I’m afraid. Stop me (actually don’t) if you’ve heard this all before (and I’ve definitely used the quote before), but bear with me, I will get to it. We’re very used, in this …

Archwood Group, a leading manufacturer of timber products, and parent company of the Richard Burbidge and Atkinson & Kirby brands, has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 2024. Archwood Group is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for …

Imports of the main timber and panel products for the first two months of 2024 are fractionally ahead of the same period in 2023, up by 0.2% (3,000m3) following improvements in February after a disappointing January start. Overall, however, volumes remain subdued in line with weaker construction output and a generally …

Jewson is redeveloping its branch in Bridgwater, Somerset, in line with the  national builders’ merchant’s company rebrand, launched at the end of last month. Bridgwater will be the first Jewson branch to be fully refurbished in the new branding, with an upgrade to the products, services and facilities available to …

Chris Carr, National President of the Federation of Master Builders, is the first industry speaker to be confirmed for the BMF Members’ Annual Conference in September. Managing Director of a fourth-generation family housing developing company, Carr and Carr (Builders) Ltd, based in North East Lincolnshire, Carr is passionate about the …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index report, published in April, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -4.7% in February compared to the same month a year ago. Volume sales dropped -7.5%, while prices increased +3.1%. With an extra trading day this year, like-for-like sales were down -9.2%. Year-on-year, eight …

Lords, a leading distributor of building materials in the UK, has confirmed that Stuart Kilpatrick will join the Board as Chief Financial Officer and a director of the Company on Tuesday, 4 June 2024. He will replace Chris Day, the Group’s current CFO and COO, who will step down as …

 C.K Tools, has launched its Renewables Highlight Promotion offering trade customers discounts across premium tools designed for the renewables sector. The promotion, which runs from the beginning of May to 28 June 2024, offers discounts of over 60% on many of the premium tools C.K Tools is known for, including …

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. When I grow up, I want to be a builder’s merchant. Said very few school children ever. Apart from the ones whose family name is over the door, I suppose. Even so, I …