Building materials producer wienerberger has opened Smeed Dean, its first concrete tile factory in the South of England. The 7,800 sq m production facility, based in Sittingbourne, Kent, has the capacity to produce 94 million roof tiles annually. Manufacturing both Danum TLE large format concrete tiles and plain concrete tiles …

Travis Perkins and Tarmac Blue Circle have completed their nationwide tour of the Band of Builders’ Big Brew initiative. More than 30 Travis Perkins branches hosted Big Brew events in 2025. The initiative was designed to provide a safe space for construction workers and tradespeople to take a break, talk …

PJH has hosted a series of fundraising events across its sites over the past few weeks, raising over £900  for Macmillan Cancer Support. This latest charitable event success forms part of PJH’s ongoing support for Macmillan Cancer Support, the company’s chosen charity for 2025, alongside other fundraising events that collectively …

Following a successful roadshow across the UK & Ireland in 2025, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) has announced it will be extending its interactive Fastest Roof Window on the Road campaign into 2026. The roadshow, which included 48 stops at builders’ merchants nationwide, was hosted at builders’ merchants such as Bradfords, …

DAB Pumps has announced the appointment of Carolyn Bainbridge as area sales manager for the North.   With more than 30 years’ experience spanning client relationship management, people leadership and business development across multiple industries, Bainbridge has led teams to deliver measurable improvements in both operational efficiency and customer satisfaction throughout …

Radiator manufacturer Stelrad Radiators has appointed James Russell as business development manager for the south west. Russel, based in Somerset, joins the company from Ideal Boilers. He holds an ILM Level 5 degree in Leadership and Management and a Bpec qualification in Air Source Heat Pumps, Low Temperature System Design and …

City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has supported the BBC’s DIY SOS programme with product donations worth more than £10,000 for recent big builds in Leicester, London, Southampton and its Children in Need special in Cheshire, The Joshua Tree. The DIY SOS Children in Need special focused on The Joshua …

Cistermiser, producer of water-management solutions, has appointed Mark Tucker as national sales manager. Reporting to managing director Richard Braid, Tucker will oversee a growing national sales team. His focus will be on developing the team’s commercial capability and ensuring customers receive higher levels of technical support and service. Tucker comments; …

Building Materials Digital Services Ltd (BMDS), the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS, created to provide Data Yard, an industry-owned data pool, has gained support from two of the largest merchant groups in the industry, with Travis Perkins PLC and Selco Builders Warehouse joining BMDS as external shareholders. This …

Wolseley Group, parent company of Plumb Centre and Renewables Centre, has published a report highlighting both the scale of the UK’s transition to heat pumps and how industry and policymakers can work together to achieve upcoming decarbonisation targets.  Shared at a Westminster reception hosted by Matt Western MP, the report …