News

Builders merchant Jewson will now have a stronger hold in the south east now that the acquisition of its rival Build Center has completed.

Builders merchant co-operative and leading clearing house United Merchants plc has appointed Leo Martin of the Grafton Group plc, to the Board.

SIG plc, the distributor of insulation and building products saw sales from continuing operations rise 8% for the ten months to the end of October, compared with the same period last year, according to today's Interim Management Statement (November 9).

Builders merchant group Grafton increased UK turnover by 4.8% in the first 10 months of the year, according to an interim management statement issued today (November 9).

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced details of a £500m fund for private developers to restart stalled housing and commercial schemes hit by site infrastructure problems.

The Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants installed its new Master, Graham Ballinger, on October 27th October.

The latest Construction Trade Survey shows that a combination of falling demand and rising costs hit the construction industry hard during Q3 and this is only adding to the sense of pessimism over the future.

Welsh independent builders merchant LBS Builders Merchants has acquired a new branch, taking their total to 14 across Wales.

Northampton independent builders merchant Martin & Partners Ltd has won its second award in two weeks when it picked up the Dickies Best Merchant Distributor award last Friday (November 4).

Middlesbrough-based family builders merchant JT Atkinson is to continue its growth thanks to funding and business support from the Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB) team in Newcastle.