Wolseley Group welcomed Matt Western, MP for Warwick and Leamington, to its head office at Kingmaker Court in Warwick last week. During the visit, Western met with senior leaders and toured key departments, including Marketing, Digital, HR, and Health & Safety. The discussions focused on how Wolseley is evolving to …

Drayton, manufacturer of heating controls in the UK, has unveiled its new mobile training van that will embark on a tour across the country this year. The purpose-built van will offer training on Drayton’s range of products, including the Digistat range, valves range and Wiser smart heating control on board …

 Tucson Pumps, part of the Sanbra Group, has appointed Bill Barry as its new business development manager. Based in Ireland, Barry joins Tucson with almost 30 years of expertise in the plumbing and heating industry, with eight years of experience specifically in pump sales. Sanbra Group’s plumbing, heating & kitchen …

Toolstation has partnered with cancer support charity Macmillan for a new campaign that aims to raise awareness of skin cancer among tradespeople.    The campaign, ‘Sunburn Swatch’, is designed to raise awareness of sun protection for tradespeople when working outdoors. It features images of different sun swatches to represent skin …

Shower enclosure manufacturer Lakes has appointed Brett Wraight as its new business development manager for the Central and Anglia region.  Wraight will bring over 20 years’ experience, having previously worked in various roles across the bathroom industry including fitting new bathrooms, selling to the high-end market and into retail sectors, and working …

Plumbers merchant Plumb Centre, part of the Wolseley Group, has opened a new branch in Paycocke Way, Basildon. The new branch is the 14th Plumb Centre location in Essex, opened to the public in a ribbon cutting by the Mayor of Basildon, Councillor Allan Davies. Attendees included local customers and …

Milbank Group, the investment company headquartered in Essex, has announced the acquisition of London Lintels.  Based in Winchester, London Lintels is a distributor of lintels and structural building materials which carries an extensive inventory of steel lintels, concrete lintels, cavity trays, damp proofing products, and associated accessories. London Lintels Ltd …

Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE, who led Great Britain’s gold-medal-winning hockey team at the Rio Olympics, has been announced as the final Keynote Speaker at the BMF Annual Members Conference and Awards in September. Richardson-Walsh was a member of the Great Britain and England hockey teams for over 15 years, competing in …

Marshalls, the building and landscaping products manufacturer, saw growth inch ahead during the first six months of the year, according to its results for the period ended June 30 2025. According to the report, the group returned to revenue growth with tangible early progress in the execution of its ‘Transform …

Galleon Fixings, the fixings division of the Dormole Group, including ForgeFix and Harrison & Clough, has announced the appointment of Paul Swift as managing director, Paul Simpson as sales director, and Rebecca Fortescue-Halliwell as marketing director. The appointments follow the retirement of outgoing Galleon Fixings CEO Michael Brown. The trio …