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The assistant manager of Travis Perkins in Melksham  has raised £700 for charity by riding 100 miles on a static exercise bike in his back garden while dressed as Morphman. Robert Newton was planning to take part in the 100-mile Prudential RideLondon until the event was cancelled because of the …

Planning permission is being sought by independent builders merchant Darlaston Builders Merchants for a new site in Birmingham.   The 4.2-acre site at Warwick Road and Wharfdale Road in Tyseley is currently vacant and overgrown and was formally used for scrap yard and metal reprocessing. If approved, 27,103 sq ft of …

It is with great sadness that H+H announced the death of its enthusiastic and honourable Director of Key Accounts, Andy Williams, following a longstanding battle with cancer. A well respected figure in the industry, Andy worked for H+H for 21 years, building an unparalleled understanding of the complex relationships between …

Roofing distributor SIG Roofing, part of SIG UK, opened a major new distribution hub in Bristol yesterday (September 1). The facility, on Bristol’s More+ industrial complex, signifies a major step forward in SIG Roofing’s stock holding and delivery capabilities in the region, comprising 31,617 sq ft of warehousing space and …

Builder customers of national merchant brand Gibbs & Dandy are being offered expert help to grow their business following the Government’s pledge to drive Britain out of recession by getting the country building. Despite building and construction being one of the areas that has seen the biggest pent up demand …

Independent builders merchant, James Burrell is recruiting across the North East and Yorkshire, despite the extremely challenging first half of the year. HR manager Alyson Hunter points out that the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has been the toughest challenge faced by many in the construction industry as a whole. …

Total sales at builders merchant group Grafton were 19% lower at £1.05bn for the year ended June 30 2020 due to the effects of the UK lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic. Operating profit was £39.4m, a drop of 61% and pre-tax profits were 72% down at £24.8m However, the half-year …

Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation and independent builders merchant buying group h&b Buying Group have extended their group membership agreement to include the 24 smaller merchants comprising the h&b Development Group. Five merchants in the h&b Development Group are already BMF Members and the remaining 19, together …

Business group Logistics UK is warning the government it needs to do more to stimulate economic activity and restore consumer confidence after the COVID-19 pandemic, after the group’s research indicated that the nation’s businesses are stagnating, after two months’ of cautious re-opening. David Wells, the group’s Chief Executive says that …

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised concerns about the purchase by Breedon Group of certain Cemex assets in some parts of the UK. Breedon announced in January 2020 that it had agreed a £178 million deal to buy approximately 100 Cemex sites, including aggregates quarries, ready-mixed concrete facilities, asphalt …