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 The Construction Products Association (CPA) has defended itself and its members against  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Michael Gove, who had accused materials manufacturers of using the scale of the cladding crisis as an “excuse to do nothing”. A statement by the association said that there was “uncertainty and …

Building materials supplier Southern Sheeting has raised £800 for homeless charity Crawley Open House during a Big Sleep Out earlier this month, tripling the original target of £250. A total of 10 employees, including managers, drivers, sales, administrative and yard staff slept outside in the yard at the East Grinstead …

CMO Group, the online-only retailer of building materials, has embarked on an ambitious environmental campaign, raising over £22k and planting more than half of the 5,000 trees it has pledged to its local city of Plymouth. CMO has committed to planting 5,000 new trees, which is approximately two acres, over …

Marshalls plc, the landscaping and concrete products manufacturer, has announced a number of significant leadership changes. which demonstrate its commitment to growth, development and innovation. Simon Bourne has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer. Now appointed to the Marshalls plc board, Bourne has worked for the business for …

Distributor SIG UK, recently took over ACC Liverpool for its first two-day conference designed to build even stronger relationships through the supply chain. 550 SIG colleagues mixed with over 40 supplier companies in a celebration of the group’s “Return to Growth” strategy, which is based on experience, technical understanding and …

MKM Building Supplies, is further strengthening its offering in Lincoln by opening a second branch in the city. The new branch will be opened on Lincoln’s Bishops Trade Park, complementing the existing MKM branch in North Hykeham. MKM Lincoln North will bring a fully-stocked trade counter and state-of-the-art kitchen and …

Plumbers merchant City Plumbing, has boosted its offer to housing associations and local authorities with the launch of a new Integrated Solutions brand. Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing is a team of experts providing repair and maintenance material supply chain solutions to the affordable housing sector. Supplying in house repairs, …

Builders merchant group MKM Building Supplies has rebranded its Sheffield South branch as MKM Sheffield Parkway. Located just off the  A57 parkway route in and out of the city’s east side,  the branch has also undergone a modern renovation and expansion to its facilities. The kitchen and bathroom showroom has doubled …

The Minister for Levelling Up, Michael Gove MP, has issued a strongly-worded letter to the Construction Products Association, accusing it of  ‘coming up with excuses to do nothing slowly’, in the after-math of the Grenfell Tower fire and the ongoing Grenfell Inquiry. The Department for Levelling-up revealed that 35 house …

The electrical division of south-east merchant group IBMG has opened a new Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler on Hainault Rd, Romford, Essex. The branch is a specialist containment branch, providing customers with a wide selection of tray and trunking, and solutions to all their containment needs, offering a broad range …