Tippers Builders Merchants has hailed the product training and in-branch support provided by Setcrete in helping the merchant to achieve record levelling compound sales. The merchant recorded a 51% increase in sales of Setcrete products from 2021 to 2022, which has further increased over the past 12 months. Tippers director, …
Read More »Lord Callanan visits Cemex
The UK Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance Lord Callanan visited the Cemex Rugby cement works in Warwickshire last Friday (January 12) to gain an insight into the actions needed to decarbonise the UK’s ‘dispersed’ cement plants. The Mineral Products Association (MPA) and Cemex, hosted the visit to highlight …
Read More »Haines looks back on 50 years with Elliotts
Lauren Haines, director at Southampton-based Elliotts Builders Merchants is celebrating 50 years in the building industry, having joined the family-run company in December 1973. Starting work as a typist in the brick department at a time when typing pools, stenciling price sheets by hand and making phone calls from a …
Read More »Sentry Fire welcomes Ed Miliband MP
Sentry Fire Safety Group, the fire safety and security doorset manufacturer, showed Ed Miliband, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, round its Doncaster manufacturing facility last week (January 12). Having last visited the firm in 2011, Miliband toured Sentry’s newly expanded facility, chatted to staff, learnt …
Read More »Selco revives outdoor space at school
Pupils at a Leeds primary school are ready to further embrace the great outdoors thanks to a donation from a leading builders merchant. Shakespeare Primary School and Nursery, which has around 700 pupils and is based on Lincoln Road, have been donated materials by the Leeds Roundhay branch of Selco …
Read More »IKO kicks amputee football to global stage
IKO PLC is helping national amputee football reach new heights and win more fans worldwide after striking a sponsorship deal that will see the elite sport broadcast live for the first time. The roofing, waterproofing and insultation systems manufacturer has signed up to sponsor the England Amputee Football Association (EAFA) …
Read More »LBS buys DG Heath
South Wales’ independent builders’ merchant LBS has continued its expansion with the acquisition of D G Heath, a timber merchant in Pontarddulais, Carmarthenshire. D G Heath has been trading for 38 years as a family-run business and will continue with the name; two of the directors are remaining post-acquisition, along …
Read More »TG Lynes launches new website
TG Lynes has launched its new website, making it easier for customers to manage their accounts and order products for next-day delivery. Its investment in a fresh online platform which offers its Trade Account customers modern, round-the-clock methods to place and manage their orders, provides its customers with an easy …
Read More »PJH invests in Employee Assistance Programme to support staff
PJH has announced itslaunch of its Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a significant initiative to support the holistic wellbeing of all employees. Working in partnership with Health Assured, the EAP forms part of PJH’s “always working with wellbeing in mind” initiative and will help PJH employees deal with any personal and …
Read More »Actis: “keeping homes cool is vital” with 2024 poised to break heat records
With climate scientists predicting that 2024 could be even hotter than record-breaking 2023, ensuring our homes stay cool in the blistering heat is essential for our health and comfort, explained insulation specialist Actis. Within the last few days, the Met Office has named 2022 as the hottest year in the …
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