Members of staff at the Ripon site of builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley have raised £5,000 for two local charities.
Read More »Construction job losses rise year on year
Job losses in the construction sector were 19% ahead in the three months to September 2009 than in the same period a year earlier.
Read More »PTS helps customers with dedicated boiler scrappage info
Plumbers merchant chain PTS has reacted to a constant stream of installers asking for information on the boiler scrappage scheme with a dedicated leaflet.
Read More »Government adds social criteria to procurement policy
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced that from 1 April 2010 new social criteria will be added to the UK Government's timber procurement policy, in addition to the requirement for it to be legal and sustainable.
Read More »Burdens launches catalogue for ground workers
Specialist civils and builders merchant Burdens has launched a new TRADE STORE catalogue to meet the demands of the ground worker.
Read More »New home starts lowest for fifty years
Figures from the NHBC show that fewer homes were begun by housebuilders last year than at any time since records began.
Read More »Fire at builders merchants WJ Lewis
A fire broke out at Manchester independent builders merchants WJ Lewis at the weekend.
Read More »Travis Perkins announces charity support
Builders' merchant group, Travis Perkins, has committed to supporting two charities, the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and Keech Hospice Care for children, for 2010 and 2011.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: NBG focuses on future
Builders merchant buying group NBG LLP held its annual supplier awards on Monday at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester.
Read More »MKM tops BMJ builders merchant Index league
Independent builders merchants occupy four of the top five spots in the annual BMJ Index, published in the January issue, out this week.
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