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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has signed a group membership agreement with Topline Group. Topline Group represents 90 members with 146 outlets across the island of Ireland and an annual spend on building materials, plumbing, heating, timber and general hardware products in excess of €400 million. Total turnover of members …

The UK’s largest builders merchant group, Travis Perkins, saw revenue rise by 24% from £3.69bn to £4.58bn for the full year ended December 31 2021. The rise was 14.4% ahead of 2019. The merchant group’s final year results, released this morning (March 1), also showed adjusted operating profit of £353m …

Builders merchant group Lords has extended its reach northwards with the acquisition of independent builders merchant A W Lumb. The total consideration is £23.1 million, payable in cash, consisting of £19.5 million due on completion and deferred consideration of £3.6 million payable in equal annual instalments over the next five …

Selco Builders Warehouse opened its doors on the Medway City Estate on Anthony’s Way in December, and has now held its official opening celebration which was delayed due to Covid restrictions. As part of its opening, Selco donated £1,000 to Kent based charity My Shining Star Children’s Cancer Charity as …

Landscapers from the charity Band of Builders (BoB) have volunteered to build an outside space for Tess Robinson, a South Shield woman who hit the national news headlines after her dog alerted her to ovarian cancer. Tess hit the headlines after telling reporters that if it wasn’t for her dog …

ERA has partnered with Neighbourhood Watch, the UK’s largest crime prevention charity, as part of its annual burglary awareness campaign. The initiative, which launches in March and focuses on the acronym WIDE(N), aims to educate home owners and renters on the importance of securing the windows, interior, doors and exterior …

Howdens has donated 2,750 saplings as a Platinum Supporter of The Queens’ Green Canopy (QGC), a tree-planting initiative created to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee by inviting people from across the UK to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”. The tree planting event at The Lozenge in Hull took place …

Having achieved the Feefo Gold Service award for its third successive year, Triton has been accredited a Platinum Feefo Service award. The Platinum Feefo Service award is presented to businesses that maintain the highest levels of service for three consecutive years or longer. The accolades are given to trusted brands …

City Plumbing, part of the Highbourne Group, is to outsource operations at its national distribution hub to GXO, the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider. Expected to come into effect from June 2022, the strategic partnership with GXO Logistics will see GXO lead all warehousing and logistics operations at City …

Independent merchant Kent Blaxill’s opened a new decorating centre in Kettering on February 17th, 2022.  Managing Director James Park said, “We looked for a suitable location for some time so it’s great to see our 3,000 sq ft location at Vista Park, on the Telford Way Industrial Estate now open. …