Irish-based builders merchant group Grafton saw sales fall by €25m this January thanks to the appalling bad weather across the UK.
Read More »Jewson helps Sheffield builders go green
Builders merchant chain Jewson held a 'green' training and awareness day at its Sheffield Parkway branch.
Read More »European builders merchants to congregate in Venice
UFEMAT, the European Association of National Builders' Merchant Associations and Manufacturers, is organising its annual congress with the theme "The Building Industry: 2010-2020.
Read More »BSW Timber welcomes Chancellor to Dalbeattie Site
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling MP visited BSW Timber's Howie Forest Products site at Dalbeattie last week in the run-up to the election.
Read More »Performance Timber buys Dale Joinery
The Performance Timber Products Group has bought the order book and intellectual property of Dale Joinery (Lichfield) from its administrator Leonard Curtis.
Read More »Lafarge launches cement collection and recycling service
Cement company Lafarge UK is to introduce a cement collection and recycling service to help builders merchants cut waste going to landfill.
Read More »NMBS to launch Green Guide
Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will be launching the 2010 edition of The Green Product Guide at the group's annual exhibition next week.
Read More »Builders merchant gets pizza sponsorship for Everest trip
Anne Ganley, managing director of independent builders merchant Thompson Building Centres in Sunderland is on her way to climb Mount Everest for charity.
Read More »NMBS focuses on the future
Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will be demonstrating its e-trading offers at the group's annual exhibition next week.
Read More »CPA chairman lauds construction’s essential role
The construction industry has a crucial role to play in the UK's economic recovery, according to the newly-elected chairman of the Construction products Association.
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