Builders’ merchants and materials distributor STARK UK is inviting local schools, community groups, tradespeople and businesses to join the second phase of its Homes for Nature campaign, helping to build bat boxes to support hibernation this winter. This call to action builds on the successful start of STARK UK’s Homes …

Builders’ merchant Huws Gray has completed an  upgrade to its Grangemouth Timber depo. The branch, which employs 16 people, is the only location in Scotland that still operates a working timber mill, offering a wide range of services, including full sawing capabilities, moulding and profiling, wood preservation, and specialist cutter …

The third annual BMF State of Sustainability research report, conducted by strategic agency CMDi, has highlighted that the top three barriers to adopting sustainable building materials are all customer-related. The report states that many trade customers have a low awareness of the need for sustainable materials, expressing scepticism about sustainability …

Heidelberg Materials UK is carrying out trials using CarbonCure technology in ready-mixed concrete, for the first time in England, at its Greenwich concrete plant. The process involves injecting pure manufactured CO₂ into fresh concrete to improve hydration. This allows producers to use an average of five per cent less cement …

Kitchen and appliance distributor LDD UK is celebrating 25 years in business.    LDD UK is based at Newhouse Industrial Estate in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland and delivers across the UK. Founder and managing director, Arthur Leaker, comments: “We’re enormously proud to reach this milestone and it really is a testament …

Residential lighting specialist, Collingwood Lighting, has launched H2 Lite Select, a downlight which offers greater energy efficiency compared to traditional luminaires.  Each H2 Lite Select downlight has a range of enhanced features such as suitability for rooms where moisture gathers, dimmable with a Control Colour Temperature function, switchable between 2700K, …

Daikin UK will return as headline sponsor of Grand Designs Live for the second year running. Visitors to the Excel London show in May 2026 and the Birmingham NEC show in October 2026 will be able to explore Daikin’s latest heating and cooling solutions up close, speak directly with experts …

Manufacturer Stelrad Radiators has announced the appointment of Allan Jones as product manager. In his new role, Jones will be responsible for shaping product strategy, managing the product portfolio, and developing roadmaps for Stelrad’s UK brands across the company’s multi-channel routes to market. Jones comments; “I’ve had the pleasure of …

MP for Stretford & Urmston, Andrew Western, visited Henshaws Roofing & Building Supplies to see how the merchant helps constituents to build new homes and improve existing ones. This visit was arranged by the Builders Merchants Federation as part of its industry and parliament programme to show MPs the role …

SFA Saniflo has announced the appointment of James Eeles as area sales manager for Kinedo in the North East & Scotland. Covering an area that takes from Leeds to Inverness, he will be supporting merchants and showrooms, developing contract business for the company’s range of shower products, and representing Saniflo …