Paint manufacturer AkzoNobel has launched Armstead Trade, the new brand that will replace Glidden Trade.

Kingspan Environmental has appointed a new director for its Renewables Business Unit.

Bathroom brassware manufacturer VADO is the newest member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) boosting the trade association's Plumbing & Heating sector.

Paving Products (UK) Ltd has launched a smart new brochure and redesigned website both of which feature in-situ images of the products, as well as useful information about planning outdoor spaces and finding the right installer.

Stanley Black & Decker has announced a global partnership with Spanish football giants Barcelona.

Twyford Bathrooms has appointed Oliver Widdowson as head of customer services, and Kara Virgo as its business support & specification manager.

Staff at the Ringmer branch of Chandlers Building Supplies were shocked to find a nest of chicks in a stack of bricks.

Double certification to ISO14001 and ISO9001 was awarded to timber merchant T Brewer & Co at their head office in Clapham on Wednesday 14 May.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) says it is "astonished" more members have not taken advantage of its government-backed trade credit scheme and is urging more members to sign up.

Builders merchant EH Smith hosted a visit from Lorely Burt MP, the Builders Merchants Federation and the Modern Masonry Alliance at its flagship branch in Shirley, Solihull.