Independent builders merchant Covers Timber and Builders Merchant has helped a former employee to restore a sailing boat.
Read More »BMJ covers it live at BMF Members Day
Builders merchants' organisation the Builders Merchants Federation holds its annual Members Day event today and buildersmerchantsjournal.net will be there to live-blog the event.
Read More »NMBS speaker buys back own firm after administration
The Ploughcroft Building Services business solar panels installer network has gone into administration with the loss of 15 jobs.
Read More »Wolseley pushes ahead with sales and profit
Plumbers merchant group Wolseley plc announced this morning (October 2) that sales at ongoing businesses rose 5.4% over last year in the 12 months to July 31 2012.
Read More »Shareholders to benefit from Wolseley special dividend
A special one-off dividend of £350m is to be shared by Wolseley shareholders, the plumbers merchant group announced in its final year results today (October 2).
Read More »Howarth closes timber frame factory
Timber group Howardth Timber Group has closed its timber frame factory in Bury St Edmunds with the loss of around 60 jobs .
Read More »VAT cut needed to boost extensions says MMA
The Modern Masonry Alliance has called for a fresh set of measures to encourage homeowners into building extensions again.
Read More »Bradfords’ Peter reaches his peak for charity
Bradford Building Supplies' commercial director Peter Hoole has successfully climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya.
Read More »Otford Builders Merchants adds in Ashford
Independent builders merchant Otford Builders Merchant opened a new branch today (October 1).
Read More »Ridgeons’ team scales the heights for charity
A team from independent builders merchant Ridgeons has raised over £20,000 for charity by completing the Three Peaks Challenge.
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