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Building products manufacturer Marshalls saw group revenue fall by 13% for the first half of 2023, a trading update today (July 31) revealed. As a result, the company is cutting 250 jobs and closing its factory in Carluke, Lanarkshire. The job losses are in addition to the 150 redundancies announced …

TG Lynes has announced it will introduce Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil to all its vehicles which will help the company achieve its net-zero goals. The company started using HVO in two of its 18 tonne Euro 6 lorries last year. HVO is a cleaner fuel alternative and is manufactured from 10% …

MKM announces it has sponsored Bognor Regis Town chiefs and will have the naming rights of their historic home at Nyewood Lane. The football club has also said that their 140 years old ground will now be known as the MKM Area. The sponsorship comes as MKM is set to …

After meeting Monmouth Comprehensive School at the Usk show, Robert Price Builders Merchants decided to supply learning materials to Year 10 Built Environment students. With the materials provided, the Year 10 and 11 pupils have learned how to plaster, tile and even tackle some carpentry projects, with a hope to …

MKM has opened its new Eastleigh branch, with darts legend Bob “The Limestone Cowboy” Anderson and new branch directors Paul Andrews and Mike Creagh in attends. The merchants new branch is located on the town’s Woodside Road and has a trade counter with kitchens, bathroom and landscaping displays, providing a …

ForgeFix has increased its merchant training with enhanced training days that are giving counter staff a better understanding of the key features and capabilities of its “best” product range. The hands-on training sessions aim to provide counter staff with the confidence to advise the end user on the screws that …

NMBS has joined the Builders Merchants Federation in making the pledge to achieve 15,000 apprentices across the BMF membership by 2030. The aim of the pledge is to close the skills gap in the building materials industry and to drive the utilisation of Levy funds across the building materials sector. …

The Plumbing and Heating Merchant Index has released its May report, and it shows that total value sales increased by 1.7% compared to last year. The report also showed that this growth came from price inflation of 7.1% as volumes fell by 5%, this is despite there being one less …

Premier Forest Product has rebranded its Crumlin location to bring it under the Mon Timber brand. The decision to rebrand was taken because of the brand recognition that Mon Timber has across South Wales, it also enables Mon Timber’s existing customers to use their accounts across a wider selection of …

The May Builders Merchant Building Index report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales down by 6% compared to the same month in 2022. The report found that eight of the 12 categories sold more this year than in May 2022. Renewables and water saving was up by 41.8%, decorating was up …