A 10 strong team from Toolstation took on a gruelling Tough Mudder challenge on July 5 at Belvoir Castle in Grantham, to help raise funds for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. The event saw the team tackle over 12 obstacles over a 5km course at the Belvoir Castle course …

Crown Paints has announced a new three-year charity partnership with leading mental health charities Mind and Mental Health Ireland. The partnership will see the paint manufacturer raise awareness and funds for both charities while supporting internal wellbeing initiatives and external campaigns that promote better mental health across the painting and …

Lords, the builders and plumbers merchant group, has opened a new branch in Mansfield for its AW Lumb merchant business. The branch is the first new site for AW Lumb in over 40 years, and comes two years after it was acquired by the Lords Group. Located on the Crown …

Building materials supplier Marmox has appointed Ryan Spencer as southern region business development manager for insulation and bathroom specialist. Spencer previously held the role of Southern UK Manager for another manufacturer, which included looking after its agents and key accounts across the region. He says: “The company has an ambitious …

Brickability Group, a distributor and provider of specialist products and services to the UK construction industry, has announced its audited results for the twelve-month period ended  March 31 2025. Revenue of £637.1 million for the period increased by £43.0 million, 7.2%, on the prior year (2024: £594.1 million) with a …

Builders merchants group Travis Perkins plc has been ranked one of the nation’s top apprenticeship employers in the prestigious Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list, published by the Department for Education, in partnership with apprenticeship review platform Higherin’. The merchant ranked 32nd overall, and was also named the UK’s third best …

Store managers from across the North London stores of builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse took on the ‘Ride the Region’ challenge, to raise more than £8,000 for Cancer Research UK. The charity bike ride started at Hanger Lane , West London, as part of the Selco’s store 20th anniversary celebration. …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced the six companies that have been nominated for the title BMF Training Company of the Year 2025. They are CL Jones, Fielden Factors, Lawsons (Whetstone), MGM Timber, Murdock Builders Merchants, and Robert Price Builders Merchants. Nominated by BMF regional managers, who work closely …

Worcester Bosch, the heating technology manufacturer, hosted pupils from three local primary schools for the West Midlands First LEGO League Explore Festival, with the aim to inspire them to participate with STEM topics. The initiative aims to address the engineering skills gap by engaging children with STEM from a young …

Civils & Lintels, part of the Huws Gray group, has launched its own brand of underground drainage products. The Centurion underground drainage range  has been developed as an open specification solution. Centurion will sit alongside C&L’s existing essentials range. The range is comprised of a full range of 110mm and …