News

Glastonbury builders merchants Wollens have expanded their market further than might be expected, and have been selling building materials to a specialist Japanese company that build period English show houses in Japan.

Brick manufacturers Wienerberger have taken delivery of a new fleet of eco-friendly vehicles to deliver their bricks to builders merchant and other customers around the UK.

Crown Paints, the Darwen-based paint manufacturers, have been bought by their management for 70m.

Builders merchants, building companies, developers and manufacturers in the construction sector could be refused credit insurance if the number of insolvencies rises to predicted levels.

Industrial and commercial plumbing and heating merchants BSS Industrial have opened their first branch in partnership with sister company Buck & Hickman.

A former manager with roofing supplies merchant Proos Roofing Supplies has admitted stealing £36,000 from his employer.

Builders merchant group Wolseley UK have reformed their heavyside merchanting arm, following a similar restructuring of their lightside plumbers merchant businesses.

Hanson Building Products are shutting their Measham brickworks in Warwickshire this month because the slump in brick sales makes it impossible to keep it open any longer.

Eurocell Building Plastics, the specialist manufacturer and merchant of plastic building materials, have opened their 89th branch, in Chelmsford, Essex.

Southern Brick, the Abingdon-based brick factors and builders merchants currently in administration, are expected to be sold as a going concern, with an announcement likely in the next few days, buildersmerchantsjournal.net has been told.