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Jewson is welcoming customers to its new, fully refurbished, Bedford branch site. The site at Barkers Lane has been upgraded and rebranded in line with the merchant’s Branch of the Future concept. Jewson Bedford now stocks more than 9,000 products, including an extended range of power tools and clothing, a bathroom …

Marley, the roof systems manufacturer, has teamed up with the school of architecture, design and the built environment at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to support undergraduate architectural technologists. The support has included hosting a series of student visits to Marley’s manufacturing site, as well as funding competition prizes for the …

Instantor, a market leader in press solutions, has expanded the availability of its products in the UK through James Hargreaves Plumbing Supplies. Installers can now access Instantor’s press solutions at James Hargreaves’ branches across the UK. This move comes as a result of Instantor joining the Plumbing and Heating Group …

New research from Toolstation has revealed that two-thirds (65%) of tradespeople have never had a personal health check-up or lung screening, despite half (47%) being concerned about potential health risks associated with their work. With November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Toolstation has teamed up with charity partner Macmillan to …

Building materials producer wienerberger has opened Smeed Dean, its first concrete tile factory in the South of England. The 7,800 sq m production facility, based in Sittingbourne, Kent, has the capacity to produce 94 million roof tiles annually. Manufacturing both Danum TLE large format concrete tiles and plain concrete tiles …

Travis Perkins and Tarmac Blue Circle have completed their nationwide tour of the Band of Builders’ Big Brew initiative. More than 30 Travis Perkins branches hosted Big Brew events in 2025. The initiative was designed to provide a safe space for construction workers and tradespeople to take a break, talk …

PJH has hosted a series of fundraising events across its sites over the past few weeks, raising over £900  for Macmillan Cancer Support. This latest charitable event success forms part of PJH’s ongoing support for Macmillan Cancer Support, the company’s chosen charity for 2025, alongside other fundraising events that collectively …

Following a successful roadshow across the UK & Ireland in 2025, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) has announced it will be extending its interactive Fastest Roof Window on the Road campaign into 2026. The roadshow, which included 48 stops at builders’ merchants nationwide, was hosted at builders’ merchants such as Bradfords, …

City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has supported the BBC’s DIY SOS programme with product donations worth more than £10,000 for recent big builds in Leicester, London, Southampton and its Children in Need special in Cheshire, The Joshua Tree. The DIY SOS Children in Need special focused on The Joshua …

Timber distributor National Timber Group England has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, preventing enforcement action from creditors, which will effectively buy it time to pursue “advanced discussions” with an interested party about a sale of a substantial chunk of its business.  It is not in administration. The …