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MKM Building Supplies, is further strengthening its offering in Lincoln by opening a second branch in the city. The new branch will be opened on Lincoln’s Bishops Trade Park, complementing the existing MKM branch in North Hykeham. MKM Lincoln North will bring a fully-stocked trade counter and state-of-the-art kitchen and …

Plumbers merchant City Plumbing, has boosted its offer to housing associations and local authorities with the launch of a new Integrated Solutions brand. Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing is a team of experts providing repair and maintenance material supply chain solutions to the affordable housing sector. Supplying in house repairs, …

Builders merchant group MKM Building Supplies has rebranded its Sheffield South branch as MKM Sheffield Parkway. Located just off the  A57 parkway route in and out of the city’s east side,  the branch has also undergone a modern renovation and expansion to its facilities. The kitchen and bathroom showroom has doubled …

The Minister for Levelling Up, Michael Gove MP, has issued a strongly-worded letter to the Construction Products Association, accusing it of  ‘coming up with excuses to do nothing slowly’, in the after-math of the Grenfell Tower fire and the ongoing Grenfell Inquiry. The Department for Levelling-up revealed that 35 house …

The electrical division of south-east merchant group IBMG has opened a new Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler on Hainault Rd, Romford, Essex. The branch is a specialist containment branch, providing customers with a wide selection of tray and trunking, and solutions to all their containment needs, offering a broad range …

Are Modern Methods of Construction a threat to builders merchants’ business, or do they present untapped opportunities? That’s a question that the Builders Merchants Federation’s Annual Members Conference in September will take a closer look at answering. MMC is high on the Government’s agenda to fast-tracking energy efficient new homes, …

Sika UK has finished a large-scale redevelopment of its Wishaw plant near Glasgow,  which makes a range of mortar and render product lines. As a result, the Wishaw site is projected to allow the production of up to 35,000 tonnes of mortars and 12,000 tonnes of Sika’s single coat render, …

Actis Hybris has become the only reflective insulation in Europe to earn international Cradle to Cradle Certification for its sustainability credentials. Key achievements highlighted by the certification include Actis’ zero waste policy and Hybris’ 100% recyclability, which contribute to the company’s aim of creating a circular economy. The accreditation saw …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants welcomed Greg Clark, the Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, to its depot on Friday 25th March. Clark was given a tour of the depot by store manager Max Dempster who explained its operations and products as well as how the business gets involved with community projects and …

The rise in construction output, the highest since August 2021, masks falling optimism and a drop in residential construction activity, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the latest construction PMI data. Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “Construction output has been sustained during March …