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Speedy Hire has opened the doors of its fourth sustainable service centre in Basildon, its new 33,000 sqft. state-of-the-art facility follows the successful opening of a number of centres in the past 24 months. Its new site in the Southeast will enable the company to service its London customers with …

Latchmere School came out on top in a public vote in Leyland SDM’s Big School Makeover competition to scoop the “game-changing” prize. The School, in Kingston upon Thames, is planning to breathe fresh life into its facilities after winning £5,000 worth of decorating and DIY materials in a London-wide contest. …

The Huws Gray Group announces that after 14 years with the business, Ian Northen the Company’s chief executive officer will step down from its board of directors on February 1 2024 Following a comprehensive search process to identify a successor to lead the next phase of the business’s growth, the …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is delighted to announce its annual Help for Hospices fundraising week is taking place between Monday December 11-15. Across its branch network, Covers is aiming to raise £30,000 during the week for 12 hospices located in the South East, this figure will add to the …

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reports that compared to the same period in 2022, Q3 2023 total volume sales to builders and trades fell -10.5% from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants. Value sales were down -3.3%, as prices rose +8.0%. There was no difference in trading days. The three largest categories …

The Plumbing & Heating index (PHMI) report indicated that price increases has driven a 2.6% increase in value sales growth compared to the same period in 2022 (+5.8%) higher prices; it also highlights that volumes fell 3%. Mike Rigby, CEO of MRA Research which produce the report, said: “House building …

Customers, colleagues and suppliers at Selco Builders Warehouse are standing up to cancer to help raise more than £150,000 for its nominated charity in 2023. A packed year of fundraising activity from the builders merchant has seen Selco raise the mammoth total for its charity partner Cancer Research UK. Alison …

Alsford, the South East independent timber and builder’s Merchant, has won the National Supplier of the Year award from Bewley Homes. The Pride of Bewley Awards were launched by Bewley Homes in 2022, to celebrate colleagues and suppliers who go above and beyond in delivering exceptional performance for the award-winning …

Travis Perkins is opening a new branch in Snetterton at Ada Cole Avenue on December 4; its new branch is set to create 14 jobs and is 2.29 acres in size. Its Snetterton branch will also include a brand new Benchmarx kitchen display showroom offering customers a wide range of …

The BMF has revealed that Jewson and Richmonds PHM are the latest merchants to achieve recognition for their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint, and Danosa UK is the latest supplier member to do so. This brings the total number of Zero Carbon Business Champions, within the Construction Leadership Council’s …