Bradfords Building Supplies announced the opening of its first ever standalone Tool and Plant Hire depot in Newton Abbot, Devon. Bradfords has over 45 branches across the Southwest and now brings its hire service to a dedicated depot for the first time. To celebrate the opening, the depot will host …

Stelrad, a radiator manufacturer, has partnered with TrueCommerce to implement an Electronic data interchange (EDI) solution aimed at improving its order-to-cash process, data accuracy, and scaled operations. “EDI offers a touchless workflow that significantly reduces administrative overhead, ensures data accuracy, and enables our Customer Services team to focus on our …

Travis Perkins Managed Services, which operates social housing, has secured a four-year deal with Watford Community Housing, who owns and manages more than 7,500 homes and associated assets across South-West Hertfordshire and North-West London. This partnership aims to support Watford Community Housing’s customers and to help improve homes and communities. …

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy is a ‘welcome and much needed new initiative to help drive industry change’, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). FMB CEO Brian Berry has joined more than 140 industry leaders at the Construction Leadership Council’s launch of its Health, …

Wolseley Group has announced the opening of its second Renewables Centre in Swansea. The new facility will help trade professionals meet the growing demand for low-carbon installations. The Swansea opening follows the launch of Renewables Centre’s Shrewsbury facility earlier this year, where training courses are already underway. located next to …

LOCTITE, producer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, celebrates its longstanding sponsorship of Formula Student – an educational engineering competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Taking place this July at Silverstone, Formula Student provides students from around the world with the opportunity to develop, build and race a …

Premier Forest Products has launched a new architectural ironmongery branch for its PWIDF business, within the Mon Timber Cardiff location. PWIDF is a designer and manufacturer of fire doors, and a  supplier of architectural hardware, and member of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI). PWIDF will lead the new concession, …

Baljit Singh, head of trading at NMBS, has been elected as chair of a revamped BMF product category forum. The newly expanded category  was confirmed at the group’s recent meeting at the Installer Show in Birmingham, bringing together light-side categories to form the BMF Plumbing, Heating, and Bathroom Forum. BMF …

The external sales team at Maincor has appointed Andy Oliver as customer sales manager. The new role covers the east of England. ‘I’m really excited to have joined the Maincor team,’  Oliver says; ‘I’ve already had the chance to get stuck in and start building relationships with both new and …

Symphony Group, a fitted furniture manufacturer, has unveiled a new sustainability strategy to set a clear path towards a net zero future. Symphony’s 2025 strategy introduces new initiatives and measurable targets from joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), to circular economy product design, and ethical sourcing. The strategy is …