News

As of January 1 2010, Rowlinson Timber has joined merchant co-operative Unimer and buying group NMBS as a Supplier Partner.

Builders merchant Build Center, part of the Wolseley group, has produced its first new product guide for its Ironmongery Center subsidiary.

Builders merchant buying group NBG LLP is bidding farewell to partner Huws Gray, the Welsh independent builders merchant, at the end of this week.

A Scottish cement firm has been fined after an explosion meant buildings up to two kilometres away were covered in cement powder.

Andrew Craig from the Caernarfon branch of builders merchant Tarvis Perkins is aiming to climb Mount Snowdon at least once a week in aid of the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Total mortgage lending of £143.7bn in 2009 was 43% down on 2008's levels, but slightly above forecasts, according to the Council for Mortgage Lenders.

The takeover of Cadbury by American Kraft has fuelled rumours that more UK companies, including Travis Perkins, could be eyed up by overseas companies.

The Federation of Master Builders says that the building industry is still in recession, despite today's ONS figures confirming that the UK has just come out of recession.

Plumbers merchant Graham, sister company of builders merchant Jewson, has thrown itself behind the boiler scrappage scheme with a dedicated website.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolsleley is looking for a new UK managing director with the departure of Rob Marchbanks, the European CEO who was also the UK business' md.