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 »Labour’s “war on cold homes” step in right direction – FMB
Labour's announcement that it would provide interest free loans for energy efficiency work to one million households is a welcome step to address the failures of the Green Deal, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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.
Read More »Tour de Jewson 2014 finishes with a flourish
Builders and timber merchant Jewson is celebrating the success of its annual charity cycle relay - Tour de Jewson, which finished in John O' Groats on the 20th September 2014.
Read More »Intense h&b activity amongst Forest Pines
Independent builders merchant buying group h&b held its annual Activity Day at Forest Pines, Brough, where over 130 member firms and suppliers battled intensely with across a range of outdoor activities, which also included golf and quad bike driving.
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