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Södra, one of the UK’s foremost suppliers of sustainable timber, has diversified its range of flame retardant treated timber products available to the UK market, with its C260 and C260 Xterior. For centuries, timber has been used in countless construction products, both indoors and outdoors, but today’s rigorous fire protection …

Independent builders’ merchants, Huws Gray has bought Bradford-based Uriah Woodhead & Son, and its sister branch, Nelsons of Keighley, as part of the merchant’s ambitious expansion plans. Uriah Woodhead & Son has been serving the local industry needs for 154 years, run by five generations of the same family. Matthew …

Two builders merchants in Gloucester were the victims of the same thief, a court in Cheltenham has heard. Dean Regan, a 34 year old Gloucester man has admitted defrauding the BuildIt and Buildbase Gloucester branches, leaving them thousands of pounds out of pocket. He admitted dishonestly ordering and collecting building …

Independent builders merchant County Building Supplies opened a new branch in Cheltenham yesterday (Monday November 30). The new site will specialise in heavy building materials and plumbing and heating supplies and be a ‘collect’ branch for customers. Director Martyn Rees says the location of the branch will be a real …

Timber supplier BSW has acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the manufacture and distribution of timber and associated products to the home improvement and builders merchant sectors. Tony Hackney, CEO of BSW, said: “We are very pleased to have agreed a common approach with …

National charity Band of Builders has launched a new hardship fund to help tradesmen and women who have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The charity, which carries out projects and adaptations to help UK tradespeople and their families affected by illness or disability, has launched the fund to …

Skipton builders merchants Merritt & Fryers Ltd have acquired fellow family-rum firm Briggs & Duxbury in Barnoldswick. Director Rachel Fryers says: “We are delighted to be bringing our two firms together under the Merritt & Fryers brand at this time. We plan to retain jobs for all the existing staff …

Can you throw a tea-bag into a mug from a distance of at least one metre? That’s the challenge that Chandlers Building Supplies and Parkers Building Supplies have laid down for customers, suppliers, and other merchants, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Set to rival the Ice Bucket Challenge …

The Builders Merchant Building Index, a joint enterprise between GfK, the Builders Merchants Federation and MRA Marketing, has won the ‘Best Use of Research & Insight’ award at this year’s Construction Marketing Awards. The index now reaches decision-makers, advisors and influencers; economists; analysts and commentators; and in the past twelve …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has announced its first speakers in the Industry Forum debate at the BMF All-Industry Conference 2021, which takes place next June in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Andy Mitchell, CBE, Chief Executive Officer of Tideway and Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council and Peter Hallitt, …