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 …
Read More »Leyland and Dulux team up for St Mungo’s
Decorating retailer Leyland and global paint brand AkzoNobel have announced they will be donating £2 for every tin of Dulux Trade or Dulux Heritage (750ml or larger) sold across their London network of stores, online and in-store, to St Mungo’s charity. St Mungo’s has been supporting the homeless in London …
Read More »SIG Roofing celebrates first ‘Ops Academy’ graduates
SIG Roofing has announced that Andy Gregory and Colin Freeman, from branches in Bournemouth and Coventry, are the first to successfully complete the SIG Roofing, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport CILT (UK) endorsed Operations Academy programme. Covering key topics such as Health & Safety, Warehouse Excellence, and Compliance, and …
Read More »Lords and Bradfords to leave h&b
Independent family owned builders merchant groups Lords and Bradfords Building Supplies have reached an agreement with the h&b buying group to leave at the end of 2025. Both companies have said that, while membership of the group has been extremely beneficial, the time has come for them to move on. …
Read More »Howdens begins £100m Runcorn expansion
Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has started work on a major expansion of its Runcorn cabinet making facility. The £100m investment will increase the size of the site by 40 per cent, from 500k sq. ft to 700k sq. ft, and the new factory will house state-of-the-art manufacturing machines to …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles hosts charity quiz night
Russell Roof Tiles has celebrated another successful charity quiz night, raising a record £20,950 at its Annual Big Quiz, at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium. 36 teams—made up of customers, suppliers, staff, friends and family from across the UK took part, accompanied by a charity auction, raffle and Deal or No …
Read More »TP Managed Services signs three-year agreement.
Social housing operators Travis Perkins Managed Services (TPMS) and Leicester City Council have signed a three-year agreement. Both organisations will partner to support residents in Leicester City Council’s approx. 19,500 properties across the region. the agreement will see TPMS provide a managed service to Leicester City Council, supplying materials to …
Read More »Industry reacts to Autumn Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the 2025 Autumn Statement today (November 26), and voices from across the construction industry have been weighing in with their initial impressions of her plans. Bradfords Building Supplies CEO, David Young, says: “Today’s Budget offers some positive signals for construction, particularly around housing ambition, skills and …
Read More »561 redundancies as administrators appointed at National Timber Group
Joint Administrators of the National Timber Group, Michael Magnay, Gemma Quinn and Jonathan Marston of Alvarez & Marsal have been appointed today (November 26). The Group has been placed into administration following a difficult trading period and resultant liquidity challenges. This follows the notice of intention to appointment administrators filed …
Read More »Keylite launches Viridian Solar collaboration
Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite), part of the Keystone Group, has launched a collaboration with Viridian Solar to enhance compatibility between roof-integrated solar panels and roof windows. The partnership enables compatibility between Viridian’s Clearline Fusion roof-integrated solar panels and Keylite roof windows in sizes 06 and 07F, using the VS RF flashing. …
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