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The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) has launched Building Materials Jobs, a free online recruitment support service. The addition of a dedicated “Search for Jobs” tab, located at the top of every page on the website, BMCareers.com, provides instant access to all current job vacancies, which can be searched by location, …

Premier Forest Products has seen success with its corporate parenting programme launched to support UK care leavers. Working closely with Newport City Council’s Children’s Services, the programme takes on up to six young people each year, offering paid work placements across departments including finance, operations, logistics, and manufacturing. Two years after …

After nearly 40 years in the same place, the Wellingborough branch of builders merchant Travis Perkins has a new home. The redeveloped and relocated branch on the Ise Valley Industrial Estate on Meadow Close opened on Monday November 10. The warehouse space is almost 50% bigger, and the branch features …

The UK construction sector saw its sharpest decline in more than five years in October, thanks to weakening order books, political uncertainty, and client caution. The latest data from the S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ showed that total construction output contracted at the fastest rate since May 2020, …

A Birmingham-based builders merchant has opened a design centre featuring the largest accessible commercial brick display in Britain, and the biggest showcase of bricks in Europe. EH Smith Architectural Solutions, part of the EH Smith Group, has opened the landmark Digbeth Design Centre in a sensitively restored 150-year-old industrial building …

Travis Perkins, supplier of building materials to the building and construction industry, has supplied materials to a Remembrance tribute created by The Shepshed Community Poppy Project, a crocheting group in the East Midlands. The Shepshed Community Poppy Project saw more than 300 people come together over the last year to …

Renewables Centre, part of Wolseley Group, has launched a new Domestic Ventilation Systems course in partnership with NAPIT and ventilation manufacturer Airflow to support tradespeople working across heating, plumbing and electrical sectors. This new course equips installers with knowledge in installation, inspection, testing and airflow calculations, helping them deliver systems …

The UK construction products manufacturing industry gained little traction in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey. Whilst there was growth in sales volumes reported over the quarter for both heavy side and light side manufacturers, the survey shows that, on …

JPS has opened its new Glasgow AVAIL Housing Hub, supporting housing providers, contractors, and the wider community across Glasgow. The new hub, located in Unit 1, 221 Bernard Street, Glasgow, features a dedicated meeting space designed for use by customers, community partners, and third-sector organisations. In addition, George Boyd will begin …

ForgeFix, distributors of fixings, fasteners and associated products, has announced that it is working with Sheffield Wednesday FC’s Community Programme (SWFCCP) to help bring about greater opportunity and business experience for young people in the Sheffield area.  SWFCCP is the football club’s charitable arm, established to support the development of …