East Anglian merchant Kent Blaxill has opened a new decorating branch in Fakenham, Norfolk.
Read More »Gibbs & Dandy gears up for cycling challenge
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.
Read More »CCF “reinvents” merchant model in Northampton
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.
Read More »BMF reacts to Conservative victory
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the delivery of a "stable majority Government" following the Conservative victory in the General Election.
Read More »Osborne heads to George Bence
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.
Read More »Stelrad bags radical award
Radiator manufacturer Stelrad has picked up another award for its Radical serial feed radiator.
Read More »JCB donates diggers to Nepal earthquake zone
Digger company JCB has donated diggers and electrical power generators worth around $1m to support the relief effort in earthquake-hit Nepal.
Read More »Lord Prescott to open Wienerberger’s e4 brick house™
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.
Read More »Construction output growth slows in April
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.
Read More »Pagets Builders Merchants signs up to Living Wage
Sheffield indepdent builders merchant Pagets Builders Merchants Limited has become accredited as a Living Wage employer.
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