It's been a bad summer but no one expected heavy snow in south Wales at this time of year. But parts of Lafarge Cement UK's Aberthaw works were buried under snowdrifts last week.
Read More »46 lives already saved by Wolseley donation
Wolseley UK has formally presented a new lifeboat to the RNLI station in Sunderland after purchasing it earlier this year from fundraising proceeds.
Read More »Aquisition doubles workforce for Irish firm
Materials manufacturer Acheson & Glover have announced the purchase of the Finlay Breton business from Readymix plc, part of the global Cemex Group.
Read More »Wolseley prove buying power
Wolseley announced this morning that the group have made five bolt-on acquisitions for a total consideration of £87m, which are expected to add £110m in revenue.
Read More »Save money: put security first with the BMF
Merchants lose an incredible £112m a year through stock theft, say the BMF, who have launched 'Security First', a new subscription service to identify potential security issues for UK merchant businesses.
Read More »Wavin report strong growth
With a turnover increase of 12.3% Wavin Group have enjoyed a successful first half of the year, with particularly bullish performances from the hot and cold sector (up 24.8%), cable ducting (up 23.8%) and water management (up 20.2%).
Read More »BSS launch first own-brand radiator
BSS Industrial, distributor of pipeline and heating solutions, have announced the launch of their first own-brand radiator – the Boss Riopanel.
Read More »Viva Las Vegas for Dulux Factpot winner
ICI Paints have announced the lucky winner of their Dulux Trade Factpot competition. And as a prize he will be jetting off to the casinos and bright lights of Las Vegas.
Read More »Plastic still fantastic?
The plastics industry is fighting back against moves by local authorities to substitute PVC-U building materials with other substrates.
Read More »Rowlinson’s BMJ draw finds two lucky winners
Rowlinson Timber have announced the winners of the Ultimate Timber Experience trip to the Baltic States draw, run exclusively in BMJ.
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