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Södra Wood, the structural timber and engineered wood products supplier, has become a member of the Builders Merchant Federation.
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Grafton revenue moves ahead
Grafton Group plc, the builders merchanting and DIY Group, saw its 2017 Group revenue increase by 8.8 % to £2.7 bn issues according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2017, issued in advance its Final Results for 2017 on 1 ...
Read More »Visqueen adds waterproofing expertise
Visqueen has launched a specialist service to ensure that building projects meet the latest stringent standards and regulations for waterproofing.
Part of Visqueen Special Projects, the new ...
Read More »Tarmac’s Essex block plant facing strike action
Members of Britain’s largest union, Unite, working for Tarmac Building Products, are to start a programme of industrial action next week in a dispute over cuts to pay and two tier working.
John Nicholls: January League Tables
The League Tables figures used for John Nicholls in the print version of BMJ's January issue were for John Nicholls (Trading) rather than John Nicholls (Holdings) and, therefore, do not take into account the figures of J & Bs, the Dorset-based ...
Read More »Vince Cable to speak at BMF Members Day
Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Twickenham, is the first headline speaker to be confirmed for BMF Members’ Day in September, which takes the theme “The Future Belongs to the Bold”.
Read More »Managing the Carillion meltdown
Ed Husband, partner at law firm VWV specialising in litigation and recovery, spoke to buildersmerchantsjournal.net about some of the legal ramifications of Carillion’s demise.
Read More »Lords welcomes MP
West London independent Lords Builders Merchants welcomed Rupa Huq MP to its business in Park Royal, Ealing.
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Industry calls for contract diversity in wake of Carillon collapse
The collpase of major construction firm Carlillion into liquidation this morning has far-reaching implications for how the Government awards jobs to major contractors, say the Fedeation of Master Builders, the National Federation of Builders and ...
Read More »Howard Luft takes the Selco helm
Howard Luft is the new chief executive of Selco Builders Warehouse. He has moved from the Travis Perkins Group, where he was managing director of CCF for six years, to take the role. His previous positions included being managing director of Crown Paints and Buck & Hickman, while he also …
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