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Racking specialist Filplastic helped growing West Yorkshire merchant JTD Building Supplies to set up its new, bespoke base. JTD moved from Meltham near Huddersfield to Brockholes near Homfirth in July this year, after extensive design and fit out work carried out by Filplastic. Filplastic designed and fitted out the trade …

Timber producer Södra is increasing the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill  by 100,000 sq m from March 1 2019. The investment will see the sawmill implementing a third shift and taking on 30 new employees. This will require a third shift and approximately 30 new …

A special garden which wowed crowds at the Chelsea Flower Show is being relocated to Cricklewood – with a helping hand from builders merchant Selco, part of the Grafton Group. The ‘Life Without Walls’ garden was initially on display at the  Chelsea Flower Show in May and was aimed at …

A team of employees from Elliotts Builders Merchants, is to ride 510 miles through the French hills in October to raise money for Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity. Starting on 4th October, the team will cycle the route from Rouen to Annecy over three days to raise £10,000 for the charity. …

Aircrete manufacturer H+H has officially opened its newly refurbished Borough Green factory. Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, performed the opening itself on 14 September, with the Secretary of State for Housing, Local Government and Communities James Brokenshire also visiting the plant during the day to see the new …

Over 1400 people attended two open days at EGGER Hexham, Northumberland’s largest manufacturing employer. The leading wood-based materials manufacturer opened its doors over the weekend for the local community to find out more about its operations. The free family-friendly open days, held on September 15th and 16th, were organised with …

Charities were the winners of this year’s Polypipe Regatta after the annual event raised a whopping £11,000 for good causes. Almost 50 boats took to the Port Solent to participate in the friendly competition, which celebrated its 20th year on September 5-6, as more than 400 members of the plumbing, heating …

As part of builders’ merchant D.W. Nye’s ‘Proud to be Local’ campaign, three Horsham-based good causes have made it onto the shortlist of nominees, placing them one step closer to securing £500 of funding for their valuable work. Over the course of the year, D.W. Nye is giving away a …

Before confirming their objectives and resetting their strategy to grow, Lakes undertook a comprehensive market investigation beginning with independent market research and customer insight. Early this year, MRA Research interviewed a representative sample of 120 merchants and bathroom stockists. The research measured awareness and perceptions of shower enclosure brands, performance …

Calling all ambitious appliers and design-hungry decorators! The Dulux Academy is inviting you to put pen to paper and design your very own wallpaper for the chance to win the money-can’t-buy prestige of seeing your design be made into a bespoke roll by Graham and Brown. The Dulux Academy Design …