News

Premier Forest Product rebrands Crumlin location

Crumlin site rebrands to Mon Timber

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 …

Read More »

Builders Merchant Building Index May report shows sales are down

BMBI May 2023 Highlights Infographic MASTER

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 …

Read More »

Haldane Fisher opens new branch in Morecambe

Haldane Fisher Morecambe

Haldane Fisher, a timber and building merchant, announces it will open a new branch in Morecambe following a £250,000 investment. The location is a former Broadoak Home and Garden Centre premises, and it was officially opened as part of a celebratory event attended by staff, partners, customers and leading local …

Read More »

Selco support Salford homeless project

d9986afe 437f 4190 a251 62a2e2d9083d

Selco builders’ merchants announces it will be supporting a project to create a specialist homeless facility to house rough sleepers in Salford. The merchant is supporting property developer James Worthington with the construction, which is on the site of a former carpet shop, of eight new self-contained apartments that are …

Read More »

Band of Builders win two awards at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

RHS Tatton Park 3

Band of Builders has helped construct the award winning “Constructing Minds” garden, it won two awards and incorporates materials found at construction sites. The garden went on show at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, in July, where it was awarded the Best Show Garden and an RHS Silver Gilt …

Read More »

City Plumbing reach £3 million fundraising milestone

City Plumbing TCT 01

City Plumbing has announced it has reached its £3 million target of money raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust, this will help pay for 100,000 hours of nursing time. The company has supported the Teenage Cancer Trust since 2012, making it one of the charity’s longest standing “charity of the …

Read More »

Grant UK extends its Partnership with Bath Rugby

Grant UK Bath Rugby Partnership Press Release Image 20th July

Grant UK announces it has extended its partnership with Bath Rugby and will become the club’s official sustainability partner and grassroots partner. The manufacturer will supply the club with their award-winning heating products, including air source heat pumps and HVO biofuel ready boilers, it follows on from the launch of …

Read More »

BMF nominated for four Association of Excellence Awards

BMF logo with strapline jpg

BMF has been nominated for four Association of Excellence Awards, the awards recognise essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of their members. The BMF has been shortlist for the Best New Event, the Best Membership Support, the UK Association of the year and …

Read More »

Selco Builders Warehouse raises £15,000 for Cancer Research UK

d764122b 523c 4bdb ab82 bcd2740407cb

Selco Builders Warehouse hosted a charity golf day and has raised £15,000 for Cancer Research UK, this brings its 2023 total donated to the charity to £90,000. The golf day saw 112 golfers take to the course, made up of Selco’s colleagues taking on the merchant’s product and service suppliers …

Read More »