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Independent builders and plumbers merchant Lords has created a new division: Lords Plumbing & Heating. The move is part of a company-wide focus on establishing strong specialist divisions within the Lords Brand. On Wednesday July 8, Lords Builders Merchants hosted the opening of Lords Plumbing & Heating which is managed …

Independent builders merchant James Burrell Builders Merchant has recently completed the renovation of its Bishop Auckland branch. The company has now completed the cycle of renovating all of its 10 sites across the North East and Yorkshire. The company aim to start the cycle again in the near future to …

Superglass, the Stirling-based manufacturer of glass wool insulation, has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement on Wednesday (July 8) of a £2bn fund for insulation for England. Theresa McLean, Area Director for Superglass owner TN International UK & Ireland, said: “We welcome the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s proposal for …

Tick tock: there are just nine days left before the industry will discover the winners of the  BMJ Industry Awards 202 , which is going ahead as a pre-recorded live-stream event at 3pm on Friday 17th July The event will be hosted by Alan Dedicoat, the Voice of Strictly Come …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), has welcomed the Chancellor’s Green Homes Grant scheme, which is set to support energy saving projects for householders in England as well as creating new jobs and leading to innovations in the insulation sector. According to the BMF, the move will help make a significant …

Insulation specialist Actis has welcomed Boris Johnson’s plan to ‘build, build, build’ – but says the refurbishment options put forward must be carried out in a thermally efficient way. The PM’s announcement this week included confirmation of a £12 billion investment in building 180,000 affordable homes over the next eight …

Plumbing and drainage manufacturer Brett Martin has added a pair of fuel-efficient DAF trucks to its fleet. Featuring Brett Martin’s distinctive branding, the DAF LF vehicles will deliver the company’s plumbing and drainage products to merchants across UK and Ireland as well as direct delivery to sites. The 18-tonne trucks …

The Green Homes Grant, to be announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer this week, will give hundreds of thousands of homeowners vouchers of up to £5,000 for energy-saving home improvements, a move which the Treasury hopes will help to support more than 100,000 jobs in the industry. Rishi Sunak …

Plastic drainage manufacturer Polypipe is the latest building products manufacturer to announce redundancies as a result of the economic situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. The 250 jobs will represent around 8% of the workfrce, though there are no plans to completely close any facilities. In a statement …

Builders merchants trade organisation The Builders Merchants Federation is backing new guidance launched last week to provide reassurance to homeowners to have tradespeople carry out work in and around their homes. The Work Safe. Safe Work campaign has been developed by Trustmark, the only government endorsed quality scheme for tradespeople, …