News

East Anglian merchant Kent Blaxill has opened a new decorating branch in Fakenham, Norfolk.

A quartet of intrepid riders from builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy are set to embark on a 400-mile cycle ride to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

CCF, the insulation and interior building products distributor part of the Travis Perkins Group, has unveiled an original format at its new Northampton branch they claim reinvents the traditional merchant model.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the delivery of a "stable majority Government" following the Conservative victory in the General Election.

Cheltenhan independent builders merchant George Bence & Sons played host to another George last week when the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne, visited the company's branch in Cheltenham with the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Alex Chalk.

Radiator manufacturer Stelrad has picked up another award for its Radical serial feed radiator.

Digger company JCB has donated diggers and electrical power generators worth around $1m to support the relief effort in earthquake-hit Nepal.

Wienerberger has announced that the first e4 brick house™ will be officially opened on 16th June by Lord John Prescott at BRE's Innovation Park, as part of the park's 10th anniversary celebrations.

UK construction companies saw growth slow up sharply in April, with output and new orders expanding at the slowest rates since June 2013, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index® survey.

Sheffield indepdent builders merchant Pagets Builders Merchants Limited has become accredited as a Living Wage employer.