Selco Builders Warehouse has announced four winners of its nationwide community heroes campaign, which celebrates charities and projects through a combination of donated building materials and a £20,000 prize pool. The nationwide campaign, running since February 2025, has supported 40 organisations who each received £1,000 worth of building materials from …
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Builders’ merchant MKM Building Supplies (MKM) is set to open its newest branch in Ipswich on February 2, MKM Ipswich, the builders merchant’s 137th, will be led by branch directors Mark Turner and Joe Dyozinski, and will offer a full range of building materials alongside a large, modern showroom, sustainability …
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Triton Showers will continue to sell its range of DuElec electric showers in the UK and Ireland, following its victory in the Court of Appeal in a long-running patent infringement action brought by Kohler Mira. In its judgment, dated December 22 2025, the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned the lower …
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Travis Perkins Managed Services, which operates within the UK social housing sector, has signed a four-year deal with Bristol City Council for the supply of building materials to support the council’s social housing goals. TP Managed Services has opened a dedicated Managed Services hub at South Liberty Lane, serving Bristol …
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Supplier City Plumbing reports that freezing temperatures in early January have driven a surge in demand for boiler spares as heating systems are put under sustained pressure. During the first two weeks of the month, City Plumbing recorded a 21% increase in boiler spares sales and a 25% increase in …
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Plumbing and heating supplier, Navigator MSL, has announced its annual fundraising total for 2025. The company chooses a charity to support annually. In 2025 employees of the company voted for the Cransley Hospice Trust, which provides support for patients with a life-limiting illness who need the specialist help of a hospice. …
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Builders merchant’ Travis Perkins’ Swansea branch has moved to its new site on Upper Fforest Way, Llansamlet, creating eight new jobs. The switch from its previous location on the Cwmdu Industrial Estate on Carmarthen Road, sees the new branch situated nearer to the M4, making it easier for tradespeople to …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has broadly welcomed the release of the Warm Homes Plan, but argues that the Government has made a significant error by omitting the requirement for sufficient insulation, which could reduce the efficiency of heat pumps. Through the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has promised nearly …
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REHAU has improved the end-to-end sustainability of its district heating business by switching to powering 85% of its lorries with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in partnership with CEVA Logistics. CEVA has invested to make the availability of HVO more widespread across the UK and Europe, helping companies to improve the …
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is hosting its next Skills and Training Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Cardiff on January 28. The event will include workshops and talks from key members of CITB’s executive and senior leadership team, including CEO Tim Balcon, executive director customer engagement and operations …
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