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Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation will work in partnership with TrustMark on the new Green Homes Grant scheme. The £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme goes live at the end September.  Consumers in England will be able to claim the new vouchers, which are worth up to …

Tutum Technology is a new company formed to help manage not only the current 2020 challenges faced by the industry, but also futureproof businesses with robust innovative technology solutions.   Tutum is Latin for ‘safe’ and the cornerstone of its offer is a turnkey solution starting with a V-Health Passport …

British kitchen furniture manufacturer Moores saved a total of 7,726 tCO2e (tonnes carbon equivalent) over the last six years after moving from traditional gas-fuelled boilers to highly efficient bio-fuel boilers. “We have been actively pursuing a number of sustainability goals since 2014 and are delighted to begin sharing our many …

Timber and timber product supplier SCA Wood has invested over half a million pounds in racking, lighting and technology to support its new distribution model. “We have been working on our new distribution model, which replicates our product range in our Welshpool and Cumbernauld merchant operations,” says Jan Gritter, general …

Sales of heavy-side building materials slumped in second quarter as the economy and construction slowed. The latest statistics from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that sales of heavy-side building materials, including aggregates, ready-mixed concrete (RMC), asphalt and mortar saw unprecedented declines during the second quarter of the year. Aggregates …

Irish manufacturer Coillte is to invest €44.4M in improving and upgrading its MEDITE SMARTPLY’s SMARTPLY OSB plant in County Waterford, the company announced today (August 3). The investment will upgrade the drying plant and enhance efficiency, reliability and plant capacity. The company is looking to   as it looks to scale up …

Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse is to return to Sunday trading from the first week of August. Selco Builders Warehouse’s 68 branches will all open on Sundays between 10am and 4pm, starting on August 9.  A programme to reopen cafes – offering a takeaway service only at this stage – …

Anglesey based independent builders merchant Huws Gray, will mark its 30th year in business on Thursday (August 6), having been set up with a single branch by Terry Jones and John Llewelyn Jones. The company now has over 100 branches and is the country’s sixth largest merchant with sales of …

It is with utmost sadness that Pavestone reports the unexpected death of Kevin Fowler, Founder and Managing Director of the Pavestone Group of Companies, at his home, following a sudden heart attack, on the morning of 28 July 2020.   Kevin’s career began with regional Oxfordshire business, Rogers Concrete and …

Wilson Brook Consulting and Business Growth Coaching Ltd have joined forces in a combined partnership seeking to add a more comprehensive set of people related solutions and support to clients during these unprecedented times. This unique offering to the market demonstrates that two complimentary organisations can work stronger together combining …