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Civils and drainage specialist Keyline has officially reopened its Braintree, Essex branch following a £700,000 investment. The investment has enabled the branch to carry an expanded product range and a higher volume of stock, as well as introducing a new one-way system in the yard to help customers collect their …

Building materials supplier Huws Gray has announced continued investment in its showroom offering, including the appointment of its first showroom director. Huws Gray has renovated 80% of its showrooms over the last 12 months, with the latest round of showroom refurbishments including Penrith, Dyffryn, Grimsby, Stamford, Lincoln, Sutton in Ashfield …

Builders merchant Optimera, part of Saint-Gobain, has selected Swedish AI company Alrik as its long-term transport technology partner. The AI platform is designed to turn scattered operational data from across hundreds of branches, carriers, ERP and TMS systems into usable information builders merchants, materials suppliers and rental companies can use …

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has enhanced its offering to customers in Corby, relocating to a larger 1.5-acre site and launching a hire service at the branch for the first time. The relocated Travis Perkins branch expands the merchants national hire network of more than 270 branches, as well as offering …

Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) methodology may undervalue technologies that reduce hot water demand at the source, according to a new report from Tritton Showers. The new report, Recognising Domestic Hot Water Demand-Reduction in SAP 10.3, explores how the SAP 10.3 methodology treats domestic hot water (DHW), which is expected to …

Over a decade on from their first partnership, Grant UK has announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Bath Rugby. As an Official Partner and Club Sustainability Partner, the new partnership will see Grant UK supporting the club on the field while also working with Bath Rugby as it embarks …

Senior leaders from Travis Perkins Hire swapped laptops for the trade counter and yard to give branch colleagues a day off. Travis Perkins Hire managing director Ian Sharman-Jones led the members of the senior leadership team at the Bristol St Philips branch to carry out the operational work for a …

More than 200 community projects across the UK have been funded through £1.1million donated through the Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) social value fund since the start of the year. TPMS provides materials and products for the repair and maintenance of the social housing sector, working directly with housing associations …

Builders merchant Toolstation has partnered with eLocker to install 17 collection lockers outside its Toolstation GO store in Battersea. The eLocker format turns the click and collect option into a self-service option, allowing customers to order through www.Toolstation.com or the Toolstation app. Once the order is ready the customer is notified, …

September 18th is Maddie’s Day, when everyone across the industry is encouraged to wear something yellow, and share images of their best yellow selves across the social media to raise awareness of the Maddie Rose Foundation. The Foundation promotes and supports young people across the building material supplies sector, helping …