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Builders mercgant Selco Builders warehouse sent a selection of Easter treats to a charity which supports children with cerebral palsy across the north west of England and Wales to celebrate the opening of its new branch in Liverpool. More than 100 youngsters and young adults attend Stick ‘n’ Step’s classes …

South west independent builder’s merchant Bradfords Building Supplies has revealed  a bold new advertising strategy as they continue to push the envelope in attracting trade audiences. The company is saying goodbye to traditional billboard advertising, and hello to targeted media space on site. The most prominent part of many of …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has appointesd two new Board members. Frank Elkins, Chief Operating Officer at Travis Perkins plc and Lee Harwood, Group Finance Director at Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd have been elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation. Elkins takes up his position …

Tile specialist Topps Tiles has posted a 17.% drop in revenue for the second quarter of 2021, blaming the sales slide on the third lockdown. For the 26 weeks up to March 27, total revenues were £103.6m, up 2%. The first quarter grew 19.9%, then sales dropped by 17.3%. Rob …

An independent plumbing and heating firms  has figured out a novel way to get football fans back into the main stand at Turf Moor, home of Premier League team Burnley FC. An imaginative community project, instigated by James Hargreaves Plumbing Depot, has resulted in a new generation of ‘supporter’ – …

Polypipe has taken a controlling interest in pultrusion and compression moulding manufacturer, Plura Innovations, expanding its expertise in advanced materials technology. Plura will be integrated into the Polypipe Infrastructure & Landscape division, enhancing its manufacturing capabilities and broadening its product offer to include access chambers and specialist ducting systems along …

Keyline Civils Specialist, the largest supplier of civils and drainage products and solutions in the UK, is investing in its service to the East Midlands with its newly refurbished branch in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire opening on the 29th March 2021. Keyline’s two and a half acre site in Kirkby-in-Ashfield will hold …

The Government has pulled the plug on its Green Homes Grant energy efficiency scheme, just days after MPs slammed it as ‘woefully inadequate’.  First announced last summer, the GHG scheme was extended in November for another year until the end of March 2022. It was supposed to form part of the Government’s …

Building materials distributor SIG saw sales fall 13% to £1,974m for the year to December 31 2020, taking it into a pre-tax loss of £76.3m from a £17.7m profit last time. That said, the group reported a strong finish to 2020, ahead of expectations, with like-for-like sales up 4% in …

A chartered surveyor who was left paralysed after a fall has had his home transformed by industry charity Band of Builders and a range of manufacturers, merchants and volunteer tradesmen. Rob Lamb, 58, suffered a severe spinal cord injury when he fainted due to low blood pressure at home in …