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Construction activity significantly picked up in the second quarter of 2018 as the industry began its catch-up of work lost due to delays related to the Carillion collapse and severe weather conditions in the early part of the year. That’s according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey for …

Pump people Wilo UK have extended their sponsorship of Burton Albion FC. Having been tunnel sponsors the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-upon-Trent last year, the company’s logo will now also appear on the back of the team – known as ‘the Brewers’ – home and away shirts. Fleur Robinson, Burton Albion …

South West independent builders merchant Bradfords Building Supplies has bought Archmartin Ltd, which trades as Solo Building Supplies. Operating from one site in Penzance, South West Cornwall, the acquisition of Solo Building Supplies improves Bradfords’ branch coverage in the area and provides a great opportunity to serve other nearby towns. …

Impressionist Jon Culshaw will be attending the black-tie Awards Dinner at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day event on 27 September.  The Awards Dinner follows the BMF’s Annual Conference on the same day. Culshaw has a catalogue of over 350 impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Professor Brian …

Elliotts, the Hampshire-based builders merchant, has teamed up with Tap It Brewing Co to launch an exclusive pale ale to celebrate their beer-brewing heritage. Founder Thomas Elliott owned a brewery and four pubs in Southampton in the 1870s, so Elliotts has gone back to their roots to create a pale ale …

According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, revealed plans last month to expand London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to include …

Rudridge Gravesend has welcomed five new lorries to its delivery fleet. The groundwork and materials supplier, which is one of the only companies of its type to provide a next day delivery service to its customers, has invested in five 32-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3240 Tridem 8×4 lorries. The grab loaders …

The third round of D.W. Nye’s ‘Proud to be Local’ campaign is now open for nominations. Throughout August, D.W. Nye is once again calling out to residents to nominate local groups and charitable endeavours they would like to see benefit from £500. The winner will be decided by public vote …

A group of staff at Covers has come to the rescue of one of its colleagues to help him renovate his overgrown garden. As part of the builders merchants’ Covers Help for the Community campaign, colleagues from the company’s Gosport branch clubbed together to lend a hand and undertake a …

The announcement by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to encourage London’s SMEs to replace their old, inefficient boilers with modern, energy-efficient models has been welcomed by the Builders Merchants’ Federation. The  £10 million Cleaner Heat Cashback scheme is designed to help London’s smaller companies save money on their energy …