North London-based independent merchant Fayers, a member of the Fortis independent merchant buying group, is the first independent merchant to take on the new online showroom platform from shower specialist Lakes Showering Spaces. to its trade customers. Lakes launched its virtual showroom concept in July as a pioneering selling tool …
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British shower products manufacturer, Kudos, is continuing its £650,000 investment plan to expand its UK manufacturing capability. Earlier this year, the company moved its finished goods stock from its manufacturing site in Cumbria to a new 60,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Sandbach, Cheshire, a move that gives easier access …
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A ‘wait and see’ approach amongst construction buyers held back output for the month of August, according to the monthly IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index, which registered 54.6 in August, down from 58.1 in July. Any figure above 50.0 indicates growth of total construction output. Survey respondents mostly suggested that …
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Plumbing and heating installers could win a share of £25,000 in cash, thanks to a new competition launched by plumber and heating specialist merchant Wolseley Running from 1st September to 31st October 2020, installers simply need to spend £100 ex VAT in a single transaction in branch or online to be …
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into four national housebuilding firms, into whether they may have broken consumer protection laws and treated leasehold homeowners unfairly. The CMA has launched enforcement cases against Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey. The CMA’s action relates to …
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The 2021 BMJ Industry Awards lunch will take place on Friday May 7 2021. The venue is still under negotiation but will be a top-flight location in London. BMJ Editor -in-Chief Fiona Russell-Horne said: “After the disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown caused this year, and, indeed, is still …
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The problem of housing shortage could be improved if the UK was better at planning its retirement housing provisions. That’s according to research seen by builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation. Nearly 60% of surplus bedrooms are in homes inhabited by the over-65s, research seen by the BMF …
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A new initiative from Wood for Good and the industry bodies Swedish Wood, Confor, the Timber Trade Federation, Structural Timber Association and British Woodworking Federation aims to increase awareness of timber’s environmental credentials and highlight how using wood from sustainably managed forests is one of the simplest ways to help …
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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 …
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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 …
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