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Independent Northampton builders merchant Martin & Partners is has helped local students to fund a trip to Ecuador.

Everbuild – A Sika Company has been awarded the h&b Supplier of the Year award at their annual awards ceremony held at Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport on 27th September.

Builders merchant MKM has continued its national expansion, opening its 51st branch in Haverhill, Suffolk.

The Portsmouth depot of Covers Timber & Builders Merchant was delighted to donate supplies to Highbury College students to help them build bunks for The Rucksack Project’s bus renovation. 

The Builders Merchants’ Federation has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the forthcoming budget that will support the modernisation of builders merchants’ delivery vehicles.

Keyline’s branch in Broxburn raised £8,700 for Prostate Cancer UK during a charity evening held at Uphall Golf Club on Saturday 4th November.

“The biggest challenge for the construction sector is a lack of confidence, fuelled by Brexit uncertainty,” says Brendan Sharkey, head of construction and real estate at top 20 accountancy firm MHA MacIntyre Hudson

Independent family run builders merchant Elliotts has celebrated its 175th year in business, by delivering materials in Southampton yesterday (November 8) by horse and cart.

Despite rising costs and diverging performance across sectors, the construction industry saw its 18th consecutive quarter of growth according to the the Construction Products Association’s Construction Trade Survey for Q3 2017.

The Chancellor must take bold action in the forthcoming Budget to improve access to finance for SME builders if he wants to tackle the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).