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Lords has acquired 90% of the issued share capital of Ultimate Renewables Supplies Limited (‘Ultimate Renewables’) for a total net cash consideration of up to £646,000. Established in December 2022, Ultimate Renewables, which is based in Bicester, Oxfordshire, provides a full design and commissioning service to installers and independent merchants …

Dulux, the UK’s leading paint brand, is celebrating completing its 200th ‘Let’s Colour’ community project with social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself (‘VIY’).  To mark the occasion, Dulux’s Senior Leadership Group, featuring many of the top leaders in the business across all functions in the UK and Ireland including the Management …

Nicolas (Nic) Hamilton, who overcame cerebral palsy to achieve his dream of becoming a professional racing driver, is the latest speaker to be announced for the BMF All Industry Conference in June 2025. Born with cerebral palsy that affected the movement of his leg muscles, Hamilton was told that he …

The VELUX Group becomes official partner of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes with Zwift for the next three years. These prestigious cycling events will put the leading global roof window maker in the spotlight as the VELUX brand will be on the backs of every rider. …

Bradfords is launching its 2024 campaign with global men’s health charity Movember, once again supporting the charity’s focus on men’s mental and physical health and the challenges found in the construction industry.  This year’s campaign launches “MoBros”, including announcing Exeter Chiefs RFC and England Rugby Player, Henry Slade, as a …

A charity that provides essential youth services in Slough is planning upgrades to its High Street facility after winning the support of a leading builders merchant in a national competition. Together As One has been named as a monthly winner in Selco Builders Warehouse’s Community Heroes competition, securing £500 to …

Insulation manufacturer Isover is switching to reusable pallets, partnering with circular economy pallet supplier, The Pallet LOOP. The change follows the successful launch earlier this year with Isover’s sister company British Gypsum, which became the first building materials manufacturer to move to the circular pallet reuse scheme. Both  sit under …

Group revenue at builders merchant group Travis Perins was down 5.7%, for the three months to September 30, a fall driven by the group’s Merchanting segment. There was a more robust performance from Toolstation, where revenue rose 2.9% in the UK and Benelux like-for-like sales were up 9.6%. The loss-making …

Independent timber, building materials and fencing merchants Lawsons has set up a partnership with GB10 Sports to supply the materials for the continued development of the community-focused sports facility in Eltham. Ciaran Morton, group marketing director for Lawsons said: “Lawsons has been going for 100 years as a family business …

Builders’ merchant buying society NMBS has helped recruit over 150 apprentices across the independent merchant sector. Working with construction apprenticeship specialist LEAP to train scores of builders’ merchant apprentices who will help address the skills gap in the construction sector, NMBS  is continuing to support the Builders Merchants Federation pledge …