Snap It, the on-demand supplies delivery platform for tradespeople, has raised £2.1 million in seed funding to broaden the range of materials its customers can access and to expand outside Greater London. ActivumSG Ventures led the funding round with Force Over Mass Capital (FOM Capital) and LiFE Ventures the other …
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Lords Builders Merchants, part of Lords Group Trading plc, opened its newly refurbished branch in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire in June. As part of its programme of investment and expansion, during the last year Lords invested into the complete redevelopment of its Beaconsfield branch. The refurbished branch brings a range of new …
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The majority family shareholders who established Lords have a long-standing history of charitable giving. Building on this legacy, Lords Group Trading established The Lords Group Foundation in 2021, prior to listing on AIM. The Group has committed to donating £200,000 per annum to the Foundation. Lords Group Foundation focuses support …
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h&b merchant member St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has unveiled it’s fourth branch, at a purpose-built four-acre site in Livingston. Established in 2002, St Andrews stocks over 100,000 timber and building products across locations in Edinburgh and Paisley, serving both trade and retail customers across the Scottish Central Belt, …
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Coventry Foodbank has won the materials it needs to finish its new kitchen facility in a nationwide competition. The charity, which has 15 foodbank centres across Coventry, has scooped £500 worth of building materials from Selco Builders Warehouse through its Community Heroes campaign. Canon Gavin Kibble MBE, project director at …
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Builders merchant Huws Gray has announced that the winner of its Landscaper of the Year award, sponsored by Pavestone and Aco, is A&R Landscapes. The competition aimed at Huws Gray landscaping customers invites participants to share images of their completed landscaping projects. Each year the company uses the opportunity to …
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The management team of Saint Gobain Building Distribution has welcomed its acquisition this morning (Monday December 12) by Danish building materials distributor The Stark Group. Mike Newnham, CEO Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK said: “Saint-Gobain is a great business and our distribution businesses are proud to have been part of the …
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Following calls from the government for the greater use of offsite manufacture within public sector projects, drainage specialists Polypipe Building Services has seen a doubling in demand for its fabricated Advantage service in both new commercial buildings and within local authority residential tower blocks. From 2020 to October 2022, the …
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Jewson Live, taking place on December 15, will focus on one of the biggest issues facing the construction industry; the mental health crisis. The event at Birmingham’s NEC will provide a safe space for tradespeople to open up about their mental wellbeing, hear expert advice and get additional support should …
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The BMF has welcomed the Government’s decision to continue to recognise the CE Mark for construction products until June 30, 2025 to give businesses in Great Britain more time to prepare. This is a 2.5 year extension on the planned date of transition to UKCA conformity assessment certification and labelling, …
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