Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years
Hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls plc has been re-certified to the Carbon Trust Standard and received certification to BRE Responsible Sourcing scheme for its concrete manufactured products.
Read More »MPs to investigate housing crisis
A Parliamentary Committee is to investigate the housing crisis by launching an inquiry into financing more homes.
Read More »Travis Perkins puts in new Walton plans
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has submitted new plans to Elmbridge Borough Council, applying for permission to build 14 homes, a Wickes showroom and a storage/distribution unit.
Read More »JP Corry gets a lift
Builders merchant JP Corry, part of Jewson parent Saint Gobain Building Distribution, has taken on a new fleet of forklifts to improve efficiency across its 17 branches.
Read More »Only 160 zero carbon homes built
The number of homes built in the last four years that would meet the Government's definition of zero carbon is just 160.
Read More »Travis Perkins takes on Paragon
A high-tech transport optimisation solution from Paragon Software Systems means builders merchant group Travis Perkins can plan customer deliveries automatically.
Read More »Wickes launches trade website
DIY chain Wickes, part of builders merchant group Travis Perkins, has launched an online resource for builders.
Read More »B&Q develops Eco-house
DIY chain B&Q has bought a house in Bishopstoke near Southampton to refurbish into an EcoHouse.
Read More »Lafarge and Tarmac merge referred to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has referred a proposed UK construction materials joint venture between Anglo American and Lafarge to the Competition Commission.
Read More »MX Group buys Aquatora
UK shower tray and shower accessory manufacturer MX Group has acquired Aquatora, maker of the Storm shower tray range and AquaDek wet room products.
Read More »