News

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.

Preston College has announced the opening of its Baxi Training Academy.

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.

A VAT cut for housing renovation and repair work is at the top of the New Year's wish-list for most small and medium-sized construction companies.

Concrete block paving specialist Tobermore has donated more than £110,000 to children's charity Barnardo's over the past five years.