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Selco Builders Warehouse is set to extend its branch network from its current number of 73 to 100 by the end of 2026, increasing its selling space by more than one million square feet. Part of the Grafton Group, Selco has undergone a major expansion over the last decade by …

It is with great sadness that BMJ has to announce that John Cureton, former Managing Director and co-owner of AW Lumb, has passed away after a brave fight against cancer. Director Gavin McEntee, who worked with him for over thirty years, said: “John served A W Lumb for forty-seven years and …

Chandlers Building Supplies’ Petworth branch has donated a range of building supplies to help build an on-site welfare area for the fire crew at Bognor Regis fire station. James Hiller, branch manager of Chandlers Building Supplies Petworth, said: “When I heard about plans for the welfare area, I wanted to …

Voting is now open for the BMJ Industry Awards 2022. The nominations have been collated, checked and verified and the results will be announced at the Awards Lunch at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London, on September 9th. Hosted by TV presenter Patrick Kielty, the event promises to be a glittering …

West Fraser, formerly known as Norbord, has donated SterlingOSB Zero, made in the company’s Inverness plant, to the team building a new lifeboat centre for the East Sutherland Rescue Association (ESRA) in Dornoch, Scotland. The panel product was donated to the independent lifeboat charity to create flooring in the new …

Triton has partnered with The Canal & River Trust for the first in a series of six clean-up days. The initiative is designed to tackle a sponsored stretch of canal located close to its factory headquarters, in Nuneaton. On May 18, a group of 12 volunteers from Triton formed a …

Wolseley plans to encourage all its customers to switch to eBilling this year thanks to a new one-stop solution implemented in partnership with Macro 4, a division of UNICOM® Global. The new system offers self-service facilities and an improved customer experience. Already within six months, 14,500 customers who were using …

Builders merchant group The Independent Builders Merchant Group, has acquired Wantage Builders Merchants Limited (Wantage), expanding its network of builders merchants into Wantage. Wantage is a local, independent builders merchant operating from one location in Grove, Wantage, and offers a mix of heavy and lightside building materials to trade and …

Top football fans from the roofing trade recently joined forces to raise £4,000 at a charity football match final at Villa Park, the home of Premier League Club Aston Villa FC.       Staff from across Russell Roof Tiles Burton and Lochmaben (Scotland) sites gathered at the stadium, on …

The LCL Awards Level 3 Award in Low Temperature Heating and Hot Water Systems in Dwellings, and the LCL Awards Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps Systems (Non-refrigerant Circuits) are both available at Grant UK’s Wiltshire based training centre. Earlier this year, two …