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Wolseley Group has announced its launch of its new offering ‘Renewables by Wolseley’, which aims to help installers get the job done on renewable projects. The Groups range features a wide variety of products, including: Air Source Heat Pumps, Ground Source Heat Pumps, District Heating Solutions, Solar Panels, Battery Storage …

Marshalls has published its 2023 sustainability report which covers key areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Its key findings in the report include the publication of 16 additional Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to give customers complete transparency on the environmental credentials of additional Marshalls products. Mike Edwards, head …

Martin Stables, CEO of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), has been confirmed as one of three industry speakers at the BMF Members’ Annual Conference in September 18-19. Stables joined the IBMG as CCO in 2021, following over 20 years in the industry with Saint-Gobain’s Merchanting brands. He was appointed …

The family of a stroke victim from Newport have thanked volunteers from national construction charity Band of Builders (BoB), who have built him a ground-floor extension so he can sleep in his own bedroom for the first time in more than two years. Keith Parry, 70, has only left his …

Jewson has opened the doors to its newly refurbished branch at Bridgwater, introducing its very first “Branch of the Future” concept. The new Jewson branch presents a significant milestone on its transformation journey to bring the UK’s hard-working professional tradespeople what they need to grow their own businesses and to …

Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, visited builders’ merchant C&W berry, in Leyland, as he unveiled his vision for creating jobs throughout Lancashire. Starmer held a question and answer session with staff members of the merchant and his plan to create jobs for construction workers, plumbers and installers …

Baxi has committed to its cross-industry collaboration by becoming a member of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The heating and hot water specialist will use its BMF membership to continue to lead the transition to cleaner, low-carbon solutions by strengthening relationships with other key suppliers and collaborating on industry issues. …

MPH, has joined National Buying Group (NBG), crediting improved buying power as one of the main reasons for the move; the Bristol-based merchant has been in business for 15 years and has nine branches including those in Dorset, the West Midlands, Swansea and Torquay. Having not been part of a …

Civils & Lintels, part of the Huws Gray group of companies, has been named a preferred supplier of hard landscaping products to subcontractors working on developments for mixed-tenure housing developer, Vistry Group, which is comprised of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, Countryside Homes and Countryside Partnerships. Chris Evans, group procurement manager …

Shadow housing secretary and deputy Labour leader, Angela Rayner, has said the party will work with the private sector to build “new towns”; the party aims to construct 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. In a speech to the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum in …