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Huws Gray Group has acquired West Lothian based merchant Brick and Stone (Scotland) Ltd. Established in 1999, Brick and Stone (Scotland) Ltd is based at a single location in Broxburn, West Lothian, it supplies a range of facing and reclaimed bricks, blocks, and walling. The branch will join the Group’s …

It is with sadness that BMJ is informed of the death on Sunday February 20 of John N Tipper BSc. John Tipper passed away on the 20th February 2022 after a short illness aged 78.  John joined the family firm, Walter Tipper Ltd. in 1967 after gaining a degree in …

Plumbers merchant Wolseley UK is buying Northern Irish plumbing and heating merchant Bassetts, Guernsey-based heating and bathroom supplier DHS and bathroom supplier Neville Lumb from Saint-Gobain. It follows the announcement in December that it had entered into binding agreements to purchase the businesses. The agreement will see nearly 300 people …

The Independent Builders Merchant Group has acquired Cornish Fixings (Redruth) Ltd (CFC). Established in 2011, Cornish Fixings (Redruth) is a one branch builders’ merchant supplying a range of building materials to trade and retail customers in and around Cornwall. This acquisition continues IBMG’s strategy of developing its divisions through a …

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 …