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Builders’ merchant Huws Gray has completed an  upgrade to its Grangemouth Timber depo. The branch, which employs 16 people, is the only location in Scotland that still operates a working timber mill, offering a wide range of services, including full sawing capabilities, moulding and profiling, wood preservation, and specialist cutter …

The third annual BMF State of Sustainability research report, conducted by strategic agency CMDi, has highlighted that the top three barriers to adopting sustainable building materials are all customer-related. The report states that many trade customers have a low awareness of the need for sustainable materials, expressing scepticism about sustainability …

Heidelberg Materials UK is carrying out trials using CarbonCure technology in ready-mixed concrete, for the first time in England, at its Greenwich concrete plant. The process involves injecting pure manufactured CO₂ into fresh concrete to improve hydration. This allows producers to use an average of five per cent less cement …

Kitchen and appliance distributor LDD UK is celebrating 25 years in business.    LDD UK is based at Newhouse Industrial Estate in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland and delivers across the UK. Founder and managing director, Arthur Leaker, comments: “We’re enormously proud to reach this milestone and it really is a testament …

Daikin UK will return as headline sponsor of Grand Designs Live for the second year running. Visitors to the Excel London show in May 2026 and the Birmingham NEC show in October 2026 will be able to explore Daikin’s latest heating and cooling solutions up close, speak directly with experts …

MP for Stretford & Urmston, Andrew Western, visited Henshaws Roofing & Building Supplies to see how the merchant helps constituents to build new homes and improve existing ones. This visit was arranged by the Builders Merchants Federation as part of its industry and parliament programme to show MPs the role …

Travis Perkins and Northampton Saints rugby club, have launched their Big Christmas Toy and Hamper Collection for 2025. Donations of toys and food can be made now across four Travis Perkins branches in the region – on Harvey Reeves Road and Kettering Road in Northampton, in Daventry, and the newly …

W.Howard Pillo has become a member of the Alliance of Sustainable Building Products (ASBP). By joining the ASBP, W.Howard Pillo, the new subsidiary of W.Howard, aims to play an active role in encouraging responsible material choices and promoting the circular economy across construction. the company recently launched its new natural …

The recent budget announcement that the Energy Company Obligation scheme will not be renewed next year means the government’s delayed Warm Homes Plan must be published in early 2026, insulation specialist Actis says. The Energy Company Obligation scheme, a government initiative which sees utility companies obliged to reinvest some of their profits …

Crown Paints has donated 300 litres of paint to  Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), to help bring to life the charity’s new drop-in mental health hub in Glasgow. The new hub, known as The Nook, is the first of five expected to open across the country. As part of …