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Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has announced TradeFest 2025, launching exclusive deals and  giving tradespeople nationwide the chance to win a prize worth over £45,000. The prize includes a new van, and £8,000 worth of tools, plus road tax and insurance. Launching on September 8, customers will be automatically entered, …

Jewson, part of STARK Building Materials UK Ltd, was named Livery of the Year finalist at the Motor Transport Awards 2025. The truck design, chosen by Jewson’s drivers, forms a significant part of the business’s re-brand, which was launched in 2024, following its acquisition by the Denmark-based STARK Group in 2023. …

London Lintels, the independent distributor of lintels and structural building materials, is two open a second site, in Essex, the first expansion plan to be revealed following its acquisition by Milbank Group, the family-owned investment business with deep roots in the construction industry. The new site will increase stockholding, expand …

MKM Building Supplies (MKM) has achieved a Silver Medal in its third sustainability assessment by EcoVadis with a score of 70/100, placing MKM in the top 15% of assessed companies worldwide. MKM’s score has increased by 28 points since its first EcoVadis assessment, reflecting tangible improvements across environmental impact, labour …

Leading decorating and DIY specialist Leyland has re-launched its popular Big School Makeover initiative, which will see three London schools win a share of a £10,000 prize fund. One winning school will receive £5,000 to spend at any of Leyland’s 35 stores across the capital, while two runners-up will secure …

National Buying Group (NBG) is backing the industry’s move to a shared product-data platform that will make it easier for merchants to access product information, and manage sales and purchases more efficiently. Building Materials Digital Services (BMDS), a joint venture between the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and NMBS, in which …

Paul Bristow, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, visited David Smith in St Ives, a 65-year old joinery and timber engineering business, to see its contribution to homes, commercial & public buildings. The visit was arranged by the Builders Merchants Federation as part of its industry and parliament programme, to show politicians …

Baxi has unveiled an uncapped cashback offer, making £300 available to installers for every three Baxi 600 or 800 boilers installed and registered on Baxi Works. Running from September 1 to January 5 2026, the promotion applies to all models within the Baxi 600 and 800 ranges. Baxi Works members …

Grant UK and Bath Rugby have delivered their Kick The Carbon campaign into primary schools for a second year. Throughout the 2024/25 season, more than 1,200 local school children took part, learning about sustainability and how everyone can make changes to become more environmentally friendly. Starting as a social media …

Supplier of building solutions, wienerberger, has donated more than £40,000 worth of products to the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in Leeds. Leeds Hospitals Charity have raised £6.8m to fund the new centre and create a landmark building fully able to support the treatment of MND, inspired …