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Premier Forest Products and customer Ian Williams Carpentry have donated to a social enterprise flower farm at Hartcliffe City Farm, Bristol. The South Wales businesses, have donated three picnic benches for use in the flower farm, which is run by Heart of BS13. Heart of BS13 is a local charity …

Gerald Jones, the Labour Party candidate for the seat of Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, saw first-hand how the building materials’ supply chain is evolving to support environmental responsibility in construction, and responding to the net zero carbon challenge, in a visit to Aberfan builders merchant Hughes Forrest. Jones was welcomed …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation wants to see a fresh impetus from the next government is needed in support of the building industry to speed up the delivery of quality new homes of all types and tenures, and to implement an effective programme of energy efficient retrofit …

Jewson has opened the doors to its newly refurbished branch in Woking, introducing its ‘Branch of the Future’ concept to the region. As part of parent company STARK Building Materials UK’s “Trust in Better” strategy, Jewson is implementing an investment programme to optimise its branch network across the nation, including …

Grant & Stone has opened a new builders merchant branch in Swindon. The branch, located on Headlands Industrial Estate, offers a wide range of products available, including building materials, plumbing supplies, timber and sheet materials, landscaping products, and painting and decorating supplies, the new builders merchants branch will cater to the …

Leicestershire-based merchant P&R Building Supplies has joined National Buying Group as a Partner. Family-owned P&R has been in business since 1983, selling landscaping and gardening supplies, plumbing and drainage products along with general building supplies. It has branches in Coalville and Loughborough. Managing Director, Lee Glover says: “Although it was …

SIG has issued a profit warning to the City, as weaker trading in May and June pushed back the timing of an anticipated market recovery. The group stated that “subdued demand has continued to be a factor in the majority of the Group’s markets” and expects its underlying operating profit …

A charity golf day held by the BMF (Builders merchants Federation) at the JCB Golf and Country Club raised £8,000 for the Lighthouse Club, the construction industry charity. Ten teams of four players from merchants and suppliers to the building materials industry took part in a fun and exciting day …

Colleagues and customers from Jewson’s Colwick branch in Nottingham have teamed up with its counterparts at Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) Jigsaw Store to raise almost £1,000 in a charity football match. In the Battle of the Brands event held at Carlton Town Football Club, over 40 customers and colleagues from …

SBS (Smith Brothers Stores) has announced it has opened its Nottingham branch and is ready to meet the commercial/industrial plumbing, heating and ACR requirements within the Nottingham, Derby and Lincoln areas. Its new branch is over 27,000 sq ft and is situated within Blenheim industrial estate on Freeston Drive, two …