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Following six months of contraction, the UK construction industry returned to growth in March, according to the latest purchasing managers survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and S&P Global. The latest index for construction rose to 50.2 in March from 49.7 in the previous month, above the …

Selco’s York branch has donated £5,000 worth of materials to assist with the redevelopment of Osbaldwick Village Hall. The building, which dates back to 1871, is undergoing renovation works, with internal structural repairs, new toilets and kitchen facilities and updates to the building’s insulation, electrics and plumbing. In addition, the …

Leyland has partnered with Barnardo’s and its Building Hope Academy to offer six young people 30 hours of work experience at its Streatham and Dulwich stores. The Building Hope Academy is for young people aged between 16 and 24 with an Educational Health Care Plan, who are not in education, …

The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report showed total value sales for January through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +1.5% in 2024 compared to the same month in 2023. But volumes decreased -3.7% as prices increased +5.4%. Taking trading day differences into account, like-for-like sales for …

Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -2.1% in January compared to the same month in 2023, with volume sales falling -3.2% and prices creeping up +1.1%; with one more trading day this year, like-for-like sales were down -6.5%. Year-on-year, nine of the twelve …

MKM Building Supplies has announced it will be opening its 127th and 128th branches in Cardiff and Shrewsbury. MKM Cardiff 127th will open its doors to the trade and public on April 8, creating 20 new jobs in the area. Its 128th branch, MKM Shrewsbury, will open shortly after on …

Toolstation, the trade and DIY retailer has today launched three new fragrances inspired by the building and decorating trade. Sawdust Seduction, Plumbers Paradise and Welding Whisper are  aimed at tradespeople and DIYers looking to smell scents-sational. Available in three fragrances, Toolstation customers can now enjoy scents of sawdust, plumbing and …

Bradfords Building Supplies, the South-West builders merchant has today brought to market brad.ai – the ai virtual assistant to the trade. Built by builders for builders, and bringing together cutting-edge task automation technology and bespoke-to-trade linguistic profiling, Bradfords hope the platform will revolutionise the way trades work. David Young, CEO of Bradfords Group, …

Site Equipment Ltd (SEL) is celebrating its 50th anniversary of serving the construction and civil engineering industries. Founded by John Williams in 1973 in Avonmouth, Bristol, SEL is an established supplier of excavation support equipment and temporary groundworks solutions; during the past five decades, the company has worked across projects …

ArtificialGrass.com will be hosting ex-Scotland international footballer Gordan Strachan at the NMBS Exhibition; he will be at Stand 51 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The company has invited attendees to come and take a look at its stand whilst also having the chance to pitch their footballing questions to …