It's set to be a year of expansion for Welsh builders merchant Huws Gray after they announced the acquisition of a mid-Wales merchant.
Read More »Exclusive: Timber show pulled!
East Exhibitions, organisers of The Timber Show due to take place on March 11-13 at London's ExCeL, have announced that the show will no longer take place.
Read More »Showered with love for Valentine’s
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) are keen to highlight the importance of water efficiency. In fact they're passionate about it, which is why they're encouraging people to share a shower or bath with the one you love this Valentine's Day.
Read More »Merchant performance dips at end of 2007
Sales of building materials, after adjustments for inflation and differences in trading days, fell 4.4% during the last three months of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006 according to the latest figures from the BMF.
Read More »Demand for free insulation up 25%
The Heat Project has reported record applications for free loft and cavity wall insulation since the introduction of an over-70s category under the governments Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) last week.
Read More »Energy efficient housing showcased
The first of six properties designed to show case state-of-the-art energy efficient housing was officially opened on January 30 at The University of Nottingham.
Read More »Charity begins at Roman
UK shower manufacturer Roman, have raised more than £4,000 for charity during the past 12 months.
Read More »Cemex name new UK president
Cemex have appointed Gonzalo Galindo as new country president for the business in the UK with immediate effect.
Read More »Merchant opens eighth branch
Kent Blaxill officially opened their new branch in Braintree last Friday (February 1) with a charity balloon launch.
Read More »Letter to editor
Don't let the government reduction in Health & Safety funding be an excuse to cut corners warns one industry insider.
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