Independent Hampshire-based builders merchant Elliotts has acquired Lymington kitchen and bathroom showroom, Hardleys.
Read More »Wolseley plc’s annual profits rise
Plumbers merchant group Wolseley plc is launching a £250 million share buyback programme after it reported a strong rise in annual profits.
Read More »Calling all merchants: prove your skills!!!
Think you understand what your customers do? Then prove it. The Institute of Builders Merchants has laid down a challenge to merchants across the country to compete in the Skills Challenge event 2014.
Read More »Huws Gray adds extra capacity to branch network
Independent builders merchant Huws Gray has opened a brand-new three acre heavy-side branch at Llay in Wrexham, replacing its previous base at Queensferry on Deeside.
Read More »TP to tackle forest deforestation with WWF
Builders merchant Travis Perkins and timber supplier BSW Timber are among a number of UK companies signing up to a new WWF-UK campaign on deforestation.
Read More »Travis Perkins tackles forest destruction with WWF
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has joined a host of British businesses committing to responsible forest trade to help end deforestation around the world with a shift to 100% sustainable timber and wood products by 2020.
Read More »NMBS challenges market perception of independents’ share
Independent builders merchants buying group NMBS has announced that its independent merchant members now have over 3000 branches within the UK and a combined sales value of over £6.5bn.
Read More »Rudridge helps flood prevention in Kent
Independent civil engineering and groundwork merchant, Rudridge, has recently provided flood preventing box culverts to one of its construction customers in Sittingbourne, Kent.
Read More »Miller Homes invites BMF merchant supply bids
Miller Homes is inviting a panel of Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) merchants to bid for a share of its multi-million pound national and local material supply contracts for the forthcoming year.
Read More »NHBC backs Labour’s house building plans
The National House Building Council (NHBC) has welcomed the Labour Party's decision to put house building and energy efficiency at the heart of its plans for the next 10 years.
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