Independent family-run builders merchant Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has acquired West Sussex-based independent NYEs Building Supplies. NYEs is a building, landscaping, timber and plumbing merchant, which operates from sites in Kingsfold and Billingshurst, West Sussex. Covers operates from 15 locations across Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, with its mill …

Plumbers merchant William Wilson, part of the Wolseley organisation, has bought Highland Plumbing and Heating Supplies, expanding its presence in Scotland. Highland Plumbing and Heating Supplies was established in 2002 and has been trading successfully from premises in Tain since 2008. It will retain its identity and will continue to …

Thou callest me a dog before thou hast cause. But since I am a dog, beware my fangs. You can usually find a canine equivalent for the personalities of most people, and Prime Ministers are no exception. Take the three previous incumbents of Number 10 Downing Street, for example. Boris …

Heavyside building materials manufacturer Hanson UK, has changed its name and branding to that of its parent company, Heidelberg Materials, with effect from October 2 2023.     The company has been part of the Heidelberg Materials Group since 2007, but has, until now, retained the Hanson name. The new …

Builders merchant group Lords has posted record first-half Group revenues of £222.6 m,  a 3.9% increase overall compared with the same period in 2022, although like-for-like sales showed a slight  decrease of 4.4%. Operating profit was £8.1m, a 11.6% increase, and the Board has stated it remains confident of achieving …

Drainage and water management specialist ACO Technologies plc has opened the first phase of the redevelopment of its UK manufacturing facilities. The £13m site expansion was officially opened by Susan Lousada, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Lord Deben, Chairman of the UK’s Independent Committee on Climate Change, and architect Michael …

Thursday 28th September saw the return of the BMJ Industry Awards at Covent Garden’s Grand Connaught Rooms.  The event was introduced by BMJ’s Group Managing Editor, Fiona Russell Horne, and hosted by the double act of actor Stephen Mangan, and Alan Dedicoat, the voice of the National Lottery and Strictly …

There is no square mile of earth’s inhabitable surface that is not beautiful in its own way, if we will only abstain from wilfully destroying that beauty. Having jumped, on several occasions, through the very, very many hoops that my local council requires me to before granting permission for things, …

Fernco, the designer and manufacturer of flexible couplings for the civils and drainage sectors, has announced that David Millward, who joined Fernco in 2021 as national sales manager, will take up the role of sales director from 1st October 2023. Joining the business in 2021, and with a 30-year career …

Lauren Penny, operations and marketing manager at Chandler Materials Supplies was crowned BMF Young Achiever of the Year 2023 at the BMF Annual Members Day Conference and Awards. The event, held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham on September 21st, also saw a number of other awards presented in a …