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The Residential Services division of Lampton Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Hounslow, has awarded a £36 million contract to Travis Perkins Managed Services for the procurement of building maintenance materials and services. The contract, which will run for up to six years, subject to agreement, …

MKM has launched a training program for staff seeking to become mental health workplace responders for their colleagues. Part of the merchant’s wider work in tackling poor mental health in the construction sector, MKM is aiming to put more than 70 staff through the FAQ Level 2 Award in Mental …

Mannok and FLSmidth are celebrating the successful implementation of the FUELFLEX® Pyrolyzer, a new combustion system which has almost eliminated the use of fossil fuel in the most carbon intensive stage of cement production at Mannok’s plant, reducing 240 tonnes of carbon emissions per day, whilst significantly reducing NOx emissions. …

M.K.M Building Supplies Limited, the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant, has announced full year results for the period ended 30th  September 2022. Highlights: • 24% increase in annual revenues to £818m (2021: £658) • 7.3% increase in profits, in line with expectations, to £91m • 12 additional branches added during …

Builders merchant group Lords has bought Chiltern Timber Supplies Limited, an independent timber merchant operating from a single site in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The business, set up in 2013, specialises in providing hardwoods, special timber sections, timber landscaping products and veneered sheet material. It also operates a milling facility. For …

    South West independent builder’s merchant Bradfords Building Supplies is launching a bold new delivery service, which will use a hot air balloon to drop goods to its customers.  Bradfords Air Delivery will allow customers to receive their orders from the skies and, while the service will be weather-dependent, the …

Plumbing equipment manufacturer Inta, the company behind the pioneering colour coded filter for heat pump installations is celebrating the King’s Coronation with a special limited edition filter in Royal Purple, complete with gold plated fittings. The standard heat pump filter from Inta has a finer mesh and a grey body to …

Sustainable block manufacturer, Lignacite, has taken the initiative to fast-track its journey to net zero by switching its on-site plant vehicles to HVO fuel. With diesel being the company’s biggest source of carbon emissions, it is estimated that this move will slash its carbon footprint by an impressive 440 tonnes …

Hanson UK has progressed to the due diligence and negotiation phase in its bid to install carbon capture technology at its Padeswood cement works in Flintshire through the Government’s Phase-2 cluster sequencing programme. The announcement represents another important step forward for the construction sector in its ambition to reach net …

Polypipe Building Services celebrates combined 500 years of experience under one roof as staff retention helps combat labour market shortages As an employment trends survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reveals, three-quarters of UK businesses are experiencing difficulties filling vacancies, Kent-based drainage system company Polypipe Building Services is …