News

The Local Merchant Group, the division of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution which includes Gibbs & Dandy, DHS, Normans and Frazer held a national conference for a hundred of its leading suppliers.

Saint-Gobain's new charity partners in the UK and Ireland for 2014 and 2015 will be Macmillan Cancer Support and the Irish Cancer Society.

Knauf Insulation has questioned Chancellor George Osborne's promise to reduce household energy bills by £50 per year, asking what the true cost of these savings will be for the insulation industry.

Builders merchant Jewson has implemented a new Timber Star Performance Programme, a Timber & Sheet Material Knowledge and Sales based Training programme.

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement, delivered this morning (5 December) has received a mixed response from the industry.

East Anglia independent timber and builders' merchant Ridgeons has been named as one of the top 15 most influential businesses in and around Cambridge.

Builders merchants buying groups NMBS and Unimer are merging to create a super group for independent merchants.

Appollo, the power-assisted baths manufacturer, is to receive substantial investment following its acquisition by acrylic bath manufacturer, Astracast.

Brick manufacturer Ibstock Brick hosted a visit from housing minister Kris Hopkins MP at its redeveloped Chesterton factory last week (28 November).

Builder's merchant Travis Perkins is rolling out a strategy to improve the quality and choice of its timber range to align itself with Grown in Britain, an initiative changing how timber is sustainably sourced and used in the UK.