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Toolstation is celebrating its 20th year since opening for business in 2003. To kick start the celebrations Toolstation has headed back to Bristol Whiteladies Road where it all began, with the landmark store being the first to open within the business. Earlier this week store colleagues and customers were surprised …

A choice of four interactive workshops at the BMF All Industry Conference in Istanbul, will give delegates an opportunity to discuss some of the most pertinent issues facing the industry. Two 45-minute workshops will be held each day, and delegates will be invited to select which they would like to …

Building products manufacturer, Forterra, has donated £800 to Ashraf Nayel, a PhD student at Imperial College London to progress his research. Ashraf began his PhD in June 2021 under the supervision of Dr Christian Málaga-Chuquitaype and Dr Lorenzo Macorini in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to create a …

A merchant specialising in suspended ceilings and drylining, Pertonstore, is the latest recruit to the h&b Development Group, to help the business to grow and offer a broader product selection to its customers in Farnworth near Bolton. Pertonstore is a true independent builder’s merchant owned and run by the Wroe …

With continuing uncertainty affecting the UK economy, the latest Forecast Report from the Builders Merchants Federation (Winter 2023) highlights the expected impact on building material sales. The BMF correctly forecast annual builders’ merchants’ sales growth in the region of 6.7% in 2022, but price inflation was the main driver here, …

Doosan Bobcat will provide equipment worth around $1 million for relief and recovery activities in the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkiye. Construction equipment will be promptly delivered through Doosan Bobcat’s dealer network to be of practical help in lifesaving activities in affected areas and to help restore critical infrastructure such as …

National construction charity Band of Builders has announced the projects that it plans to deliver this year to help members of construction industry who are battling illness or injury, making a life-changing difference to them and their families. The organisation, affectionately known as BoB, is gearing up for at least …

Builders merchant group Lords has sold its original business, the Lords At Home homewares subsidiary,  to Tilik Patel, the current managing director.  Lords at Home sells high quality homewares through five branches across West London and first opened in 1985.  Employing 31 people, it is now considered non-core to the …

 With National Apprenticeship Week starting yesterday (February 6), Travis Perkins Group,has celebrated its 1,000th apprentice graduate following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy and reforms in 2017. Travis Perkins plc is committed to developing the next generation of the UK construction workforce, through LEAP, its “Learn and Earn” Apprenticeship Programme, which …

Independent builders merchant James Burrell opened its biggest depot with the help of design and fitout specialist Filstorage, providing the latter with its biggest single job in its 30-year history. The development – on Whitehouse Innovation Park in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees – sits on a four-acre site and consists of a …