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Beesley & Fildes has announced the builder’s merchant will be sponsoring Rainford Band. Rainford Band is based in the village of Rainford, close to St Helens, in the heart of Beesley & Fildes’ network of 11 branches. After hearing the band needed a sponsor, John Beesley, Beesley and Fildes’ chairman, …

Sheldon Marlborough, a Birmingham cricket club, has entered the new year with £1,000 worth of building materials after winning a competition run by Birmingham Bears, in conjunction with Selco Builders Warehouse. The Club Together initiative invited cricket clubs from across the Midlands to take advantage of a discounted ticket offer …

In response to the Omicron variant, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has republished its Branch Operating Guidelines to provide up to date guidance for the safe operation of builders’ merchants in England during COVID-19.  Separate regulations and guidance remain in place for those in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be celebrating its 175th year of trading in 2022 with a range of special events, offers and activities for its customers, staff and suppliers. The family run builders’ merchants, which opened its first depot in Chichester, West Sussex, now operates from 14 different locations …

Bolton has received a boost in its building and DIY offering with the opening of a new, independently run MKM Building Supplies branch. The 2.4-acre site is located on the Meridian Business Park, Manchester Road. The new branch offers building, landscaping, plumbing and heating and timber supplies alongside a kitchen …

Chandlers Roofing Supplies is opening its tenth specialist roofing supplies branch, in Tottenham, London, this month. Lee Walden and Jack Edmead, formerly of SIG, Kentish Town, have joined the growing Chandlers Roofing Supplies team, as branch manager and operations manager, respectively. Chandlers Roofing Supplies North London will provide rapid response …

Devon independent builders merchant Inter-Line Building Supplies Ltd has acquired local builders merchant Morris & McGinn Ltd, a family-run independent traders, based in Teignmouth and Dawlish, Devon, specialising in heating and decorating products. Morris & McGinn, which has been trading since 1948, faced difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic due to …

Marley has launched its Winter Safety campaign to provide professional roofers with advice and support on how to stay safe during harsh weather conditions. Daniel Redfern, marketing manager at Marley, said: “As a responsible roof systems manufacturer, on-site health and safety is a top priority for Marley, with the winter …

Ibstock plc has announced its new carbon reduction commitments, including a target for the business to be net zero by 2040. Having substantially achieved its existing goal of a 15% reduction in CO2 per tonne of production, the Group has established new, more stretching targets to achieve a 40% reduction …

Exclusive polling conducted for the not-for-profit trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), has confirmed that the cost-of-living crisis is hitting ‘Red Wall’ voters hard, with an astonishing 79% saying the Government does not understand the financial pressures on working families. EUA and YouGov polled 1600 voters in 18 Red …