NMBS’s CEO, Chris Hayward, has announced his plans to step down from his current role in early 2026, following a 47-year career at NMBS. Hayward started his career with NMBS in 1977 as an office junior – a position which at the time was the equivalent of a modern-day apprentice. …
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Timber supplier, James Donaldson Timber has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000sq ft purpose-built manufacturing facility in Chorley, which will more than double current production capacity and improve operational efficiencies, supporting increased output to meet market demand. The size of the factory allows for a number of fully …
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Plumbing, heating and electrical merchant City Plumbing has opened a new branch in Longwell Green, Bristol, featuring The Bathroom Showroom and a dedicated renewables area. The site, which replaces its former site in Brislington, is on the Longwell Green Trade Park off Aldermoor Way. The new branch features a bathroom …
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There was a steep decline in both housing and civil engineering activity during February, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™. It was the fastest downturn in construction output since May 2020, with cost inflation accelerating to the highest since March 2023. Total industry activity registered …
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An award celebrating 44 years in the industry was presented to Julie Chandler, managing director of Chandler Material Supplies by Marie Goldman, the MP for Chelmsford, when she visited the builders merchant to see how it helps her constituents to build new homes and improve existing properties. Goldman MP, former …
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Superglass, the glass mineral wool insulation manufacturer, is officially joining pallet recovery, repair and reuse scheme, The Pallet LOOP. From early April, Superglass’ cured glass mineral wool insulation products will start to be distributed on The Pallet LOOP’s distinctive green pallets, which are designed to be collected and put back …
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Roofing product supplier Cromar Building Products has been acquired by the listed Swiss company Sika AG. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s presence in the roofing sector and will enable Sika and Cromar to capitalise on market opportunities and compete within the roofing sector. Cromar managing director Mike Marshall, said: “We …
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An enormous sinkhole, which appeared in Godstone High Street, Surrey, just outside a branch of IBMG merchant Fairalls Builders Merchants, could take a year to be repaired. The sinkhole was reported on Monday 17th February, and around 30 households in the immediate vicinity were evacuated. As yet, there is no …
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Kind-hearted volunteers from a leading builders merchant rolled up their sleeves to help a local care home improve its garden area ahead of spring. Half a dozen volunteers from Selco Builders Warehouse’s Bristol Bishopsworth branch spent two days on site at Brunelcare’s Robinson House Care Home. The branch also donated …
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Timber panel products supplier West Fraser (Europe) Ltd, formerly known as Norbord, has pleaded guilty to several health and safety breaches related to two incidents that took place at its plant in Cowie within six months of each other in 2020. In the first event, Sean Gallagher, 29, a Utility …
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