KNIPEX has released The KNIPEX “Raptor”, a Multiple Slip Joint Spanner (87 41 250) designed for working with a mix of metric and imperial nuts and screws with both hexagonal and rounded heads. Covering widths across flats from 10 mm to 32 mm (3/8″ to 1¼”), the fine adjustment feature …

AG, a manufacturer of paving and building products, was named Best Sustainable Business (SME) at The Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards last week, following its earlier win in May for Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing at the 2025 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards. AG was previously honoured as Sustainable …

Civil engineering solutions provider Wrekin Products has announced a new partnership with the Canal & River Trust as part of its commitment to sustainability. The collaboration supports the trust’s Great Canal Orchard project, an initiative to plant the world’s largest linear orchard along canal towpaths across the West Midlands as …

The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels will be the default for all new homes under the Future Homes Standard. The policy is a step on the UK’s path to net-zero and intends to cut household energy bills, with …

On June 3 2025 Sherwin-Williams unveiled a major expansion to the research and development lab at its Sheffield-based production facility, in a grand-reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony. The ceremony saw speeches to commemorate the occasion from the senior leadership team, including Sherwin-Williams’ vice president and general manager, Jane Ryder and …

Instantor has expanded its sales team, bringing Dan Ternent on board as an area sales manager, covering the Northern sales region in the UK. Ternent comments: “It has been a pleasure to join the Instantor team, and I have hit the ground running since starting my new role. An early …

Caple appoints Katie Shears as the new business development manager for the South West. With retail experience in the KBB industry,  Shears brings a fresh perspective and renewed energy to the field sales team. She has extensive knowledge and experience having previously worked for well-known national retailers. Her role incorporates supporting …

Builders merchant group Lords has acquired the trade and assets of CMO Group Limited following a CMO pre-pack administration process. The acquisition brings together Lords’ infrastructure with CMO’s digital-first online model. CMO and its colleagues will join the Group. Dean Murray, CEO of CMO, said: “The acquisition marks a new …

Travis Perkins Managed Services, the materials supplier to UK social housing providers that’s part of the Travis Perkins Group, has opened a new branch at Louth. The new branch was created exclusively for operatives from Platform Housing Group, one of the Midlands largest housing associations which has 14,000 properties across …

On World Environment Day 2025, heavy building materials manufacturer Forterra celebrated the presence of a vulnerable butterfly species, the Dingy Skipper, at the company’s Kirton Brickworks site in Nottinghamshire. Forterra has worked with ecologists since 2007 to monitor and manage biodiversity across several of its sites across the country. At …