Builders merchant Buildbase has launched its first specialist insulation and drywall materials offering in Scotland, via its Aberdeen branch. The branch of sister Grafton company NDI (Nationwide Drylining a & Insulation) will offer Buildbase Aberdeen customers a comprehensive range of products and systems including drywall, insulation, partitions, renders and ceiling …
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E Tupling, the heating and plumbing distributor to independent builders and plumbers merchants, has invested in a range of new initiatives designed to improve its customer service and to take advantage of recent growth. The improvements were driven by the company’s growing market position and ever evolving customer requirements, and …
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Revenue at builders merchant group Travis Perkins fell 11.5% in 2020, thanks to the lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the group’s year end results revealed this morning (March 2). Total group revenue for the year ending December 31 2020 were £6,158m, down from £6,956m at the same point a …
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Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has rescheduled its annual conference from June to November this year due to the UK coronavirus lockdown. The conference was due to take place in Harrogate and York from June 17th to 20th. Unfortunately, 21st June has been announced as the date …
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James Jones & Sons Ltd has announced the acquisition of GT Timber Ltd, the holding company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd, and Kerr Timber Products Ltd which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham, and Annan respectively. The acquisition will increase James Jones & Sons Ltd’s annual sawn output to 800,000m3 …
Read More »A VAT cut on home improvement works from 20% to 5% for a temporary five year period would generate an economic stimulus worth £51 billion and create 345,000 new jobs, according to new research published today by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors …
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Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite), has launched a quarterly newsletter for industry professionals involved in the specification, distribution and installation of roof windows. The ‘What’s New in Keylite’ newsletter has been created to offer customers and industry peers an interesting mix of Keylite product and company news, standout case studies and …
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Buckinghamshire-based Grant & Stone has created the largest independent builders’ merchant group in southern England with the purchase of RGB Building Supplies, based in the West Country. The group will have 74 branches stretching from West London to Cornwall, with over 1,000 employees and revenues approaching £250m. RGB’s Chief Executive, …
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Acquisitive Buckinghamshire-based builders merchant group Grant & Stone has bought BuildIt Gloster Limited as part of its strategy to expand through a combination of acquisition, new site development and organic growth. Established in 2009, with its headquarters in Gloucester, the three BuildIt branches provide a broad range of building materials …
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Grant & Stone Group, the builders’ merchant group in the Thames Valley and the South West, is pleased to announce its acquisition of independent plumbers’ and heating merchant Total Plumbing Supplies Limited (TPS). With its headquarters in Honiton, TPA was established in 2001, and supplies trade and retail customers across …
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