Plumbers merchant Drakes Plumbing Supplies officially launched its new Whitstable branch on Tuesday evening (16th September), and are planning on opening several others in the next few years.

Builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has appointed former Grafton director Sue Knight as a non-executive director.

TIMco, independent supplier of screws and fixings, has appointed two new sales managers, Tanya Griffiths and John Gregson.

Dale Windows has appointed Ahmed Loonat as area sales manager with a territory covering the Midlands, North West and North East.

The Builders Merchants Federation has presented a number of awards at its first Awards night, held at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire last night.

The Builders Merchants Federation has announced that Alastair Campbell is to be its first keynote speaker for the trade association’s conference in Malta in June.

Hitachi Power Tools' new 18V combi drill, the DV18DGL, has been designed with user comfort and convenience in mind and comes with two 1.5Ah Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries.

Ideal Bathrooms is offering up to 34% off trade prices on Ideal Standard Tempo washbasins, WCs and bidets until the end of October.

Builders merchant buying group NMBS has reached 3000 member branches within the UK, which is more than any national merchant, twice as many as McDonalds and three times as many as Starbucks.

Independent builders and timber merchant Ridgeons, has opened a branch in Hitchin; taking the Group's merchant branch network to 26.