News

The administrators of stricken civils and heavyside builders merchant chain WTB Trading - formerly known as Burdens - have sold a further five branches.

An error in compiling the data obtained from Companies House meant that BMJ used the wrong figures for independent builders merchant Lawsons in the League Tables 2013.

Independent Scottish builders merchant Beatsons Building Supplies Limited, has launched a new ecommerce website with over 24,000 products available online.

Alan Hampton has retired, as chairman of merchant industry buying co-operative United Merchants plc after 16 years as a director of Unimer and the last 11 years as the chairman.

Integrated Services, part of Wolseley UK, has supplied one of Wakefield's leading social enterprises with the timber to build brand new workbenches at its outdoor learning facility.

Independent plumbers merchant Heating Plumbing Supplies Limited (HPS) has reported company sales for their financial year ending December 31st 2012 were up 4.4% year on year.

The newest name in the UK construction materials market is Hope Construction Materials, the company formed out of disposals from the Tarmac and Lafarge merger.

Sales at Irish builders merchant chain Grafton rose 5.8% during 2012, according to a trading statement issued this morning (January 9).

Sussex independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has received a Special Recognition Award at the Chichester Observer Community Awards.

Security specialist Sterling Locks started out 2013 by making a charitable donation to the Rainy Day Trust.