News

North East independent builders' merchants Thompson Building Centres has installed Photovoltaic panels at its sites in Sunderland, South Shields and Durham.

The Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants hosted its first City and Awards Lunch on March 7.

Timber company James Jones & SonsLtd hosted a visit to its Lockerbie sawmill from members of the Walking With The Wounded charity and has become a sponsor of the charitiy's next expedition.

Roofing distribhutor JRC were has won The Red Rose Business Award, Small Business of the Year.

SBS (Sustainable Building Solutions), the sustainable division of the Travis Perkins Group, has unveiled a brand new website, www.sustainablebuildingsolutions.co.uk, which provides tradesmen, architects and specifiers with the information they need to complete a sustainable building project.

EGGER has significantly expanded its OSB capacity with a new plant in Radauti, Romania which has a capacity of 500,000 cu m.

IRWIN Tools, manufacturer of hand tools and power tool accessories, has launched a campaign to 'Show Some Love For Our Tradesmen'.

The Government's new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), launched yesterday (March 27), risks being undermined if local authorities do not adopt a responsible approach to planning reforms, warns the Federation of Master Builders.

Plumbers merchant group Wolseley has reported a 28% rise in first-half profits.

Builders merchant chain, Gibbs and Dandy, sister company to Jewson and Graham, has donated products for a hostel that provides shelter and training services for unprivileged and vulnerable people in Luton.