A-Plant have found a winner of their competition to design this year's corporate Christmas card for them: 12-year old Amelia Dickinson, daughter if a mobile fitter at the company's Rotherham depot.
Read More »Merchant sales “volatile” say BMF
Sales of building materials at builders merchants throughout the country were up by 0.9% for the three months August to October 2007, when compared to the same three month period in 2006, according to figures just released by the Builders Merchants Federation.
Read More »Budget brand launch power tool range
Budget supermarket chain Aldi, have launched their own range of power tools under the Power Craft brand.
Read More »Merchant makes it a merry Christmas
Thompson Building Centres will be distributing hundreds of presents this festive season to local hospitals, hospices and care homes.
Read More »Carver raise £25k for charity
Midlands Builders and Timber Merchants, Carver (Wolverhampton) Ltd, main sponsors and underwriters of the Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon, recently presented almost £25,000 raised from this year's event to four charities.
Read More »Travis Perkins predict slower 2008
Travis Perkins have reported strong figures in their trading update ahead of the close of their financial year on December 31, but warn of a slowdown in 2008.
Read More »Job cuts on global and local levels
Cemex has denied reports that they are to cut 10% of their workforce worldwide, while one UK firm has also announced some job losses may be imminent.
Read More »Record-breaking slab for Lafarge
Lafarge Cement has recently supplied cement for a record-breaking concrete flooring project at a Tesco in Scotland.
Read More »PTS appoint regional managing director
PTS has appointed John Vaughan as its new central regional managing director.
Read More »Midland Lead give early Christmas gift
In a corporate partnership with the NSPCC, Midland Lead signed a commercial agreement, allowing £1 of every tonne of lead sheet sold in the months October and November 2007 to be donated to the children's charity.
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