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Kitchen supplier Howdens has raised over £80,000 for this year’s Movember campaign, helping the company reach a total fundraising figure for the men’s health charity of £205,000 over the last three years. A team of 60 staff members took part in an Expo-Expo run from Raunds in Northamptonshire to Howden …

Timber imports nudge upwards during Q3, though year-to-date volumes remain below 2024 New timber import figures from Timber Development UK covering Q3 2025, reveal an ongoing mixed picture for the sector, with year-to-date volumes still trailing 2024 but showing some signs of improvement as the year progressed. The latest statistics …

Heidelberg Materials UK has reached the next milestone in its plans to build the UK’s first carbon capture facility at its cement works at Padeswood in north Wales. The manufacturer has signed an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Worley, following the successful completion …

Latest official figures from the ONS show total construction output fell 0.3% in the three months to October 2025. Repair and maintenance work fell 1%, and, although new work rose 0.1%, the private housing sector was the worst hit, with repair and maintenance work falling 2.3% and private new housing1%. …

Marsh Industries, the water and wastewater treatment products manufacturer, has relaunched its Sooey Miles for Smiles Christmas Campaign. In the previous Sooey Christmas campaign five years ago, the company donated £5,000 to each of four hospitals, in Birmingham, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The aim was to help to bring a …

 Tobermore, the landscaping and construction product manufacturer, has restructured its senior leadership team.  and will be recruiting 10 new members of staff to support its next phase of growth. Glenn Robinson, formerly Tobermore’s general manager, has taken the role of CEO and will continue to work alongside owner, David Henderson, who …

  Water storage and energy system manufacturer Keraflo is calling for stronger water management standards as Legionella bacteria continues to surface in public buildings across the UK. With UK Legionellosis cases up more than 20% since 2017, Keraflo argue the issue is not one of awareness but of control. Legionella …

Independent Builders Merchants Group has announced today (December 10) that Martin Stables, CEO since 2021, is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.   Richard Robinson, currently CFO, has been appointed as Interim CEO, effective immediately, while maintaining his CFO duties during the brief transition. Together with Stables, IBMG’s Board of …

There was a small decline in builders merchants’ sales in Q3 of 2025, according to the latest BMF Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI).  The downturn underscores growing pessimism within the sector about future market activity for the remainder of 2025 and into 2026.  Year-on-year total value sales in Q3 2025 were …

Manufacturer W.Howard has completed a major investment and restructuring of its facilities to prepare for the launch of its new subsidiary, W.Howard Pillo.  The business has invested in a state-of-the-art shrink-wrap machine to improve the packaging of its MDF profile products. The new equipment delivers faster processing, reduced energy consumption …