Pasquill, the  manufacturer of roof trusses and engineered timber solutions, has achieved Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) accreditation at three sites. Pasquill Redhill has secured the silver standard this year, while Chorley and Stoney Stanton achieved bronze in June last year. FORS is a voluntary accreditation encompassing all aspects of …

Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse raised more than £13,500 for its chosen charity in the space of 48 hours. The annual golf day, pitting Selco colleagues against suppliers at West Midlands Golf Club, was followed by members of the marketing team participating in the Cotswold Way Challenge. Combined, the events …

Andy Maxwell has joined paving supplier joins Digby Stone as area sales manager North, to be part of the external sales team. Bringing with him over 20 years of experience in the landscaping sector, Maxwell says: “I am delighted to be joining a company with so much potential and one …

Independent builders merchant buying group National Buying Group has joined The Institute of Builders Merchants (IoBM) as a Corporate Supplier member. NBG managing director Nick Oates, said: “NBG are supportive of raising standards within the industry and view the IoBM developments as a positive step. The Executive Board of NBG …

Building materials manufacturer Forterra is to close its general precast facility at Swadlincote, Derbyshire, but will spend £27m on upgrading its Wilnecote brick factory allow for the production of more high-end brick products. Having conducted a review of its Bison pre-cast business, Forterra has concluded that better returns are to …

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Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federtion is among the consruction indusry groups warning that supply chain shortages are being exacerbated by the NHS Covid app ‘pingdemic’. The latest problems were highlighted in a statement from the  Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group. Its update warned that “labour …

If I had my life to live over again, I’d be a plumber. Back in the olden days – before Covid,  the credit-crunch and the 2008-financial-crash, it was a truth, universally acknowledged, that one of the easiest things to do in this industry was set up a plumber’s merchant. All …

Buttle’s builders’ merchants in Leighton Buzzard has partnering with HSS Hire to deliver a ‘one-stop’ shop for customers. The branch in Grovebury Road becomes the first of two Buttle’s sites to launch HSS Hire, with Enfield due to follow in August. Managing director Ian Church said: “We’re delighted to partner …

Insulation supplier Knauf Insulation has been named as a net zero ‘Business Champion’ by the Construction Leadership Council and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for the CO2nstructZero initiative. “Net zero is a colossal challenge, and to achieve it will require unprecedented collaboration” said Neil Hargreaves, managing director, Knauf …