Following an 18-month project, Derby builders merchant Lakes Buildbase has transformed and improved its five-acre site in the city.
Read More »Timber company starts up in Lockerbie
Timber company James Jones and Sons is commissioning its new saw mill at the Lockerbie base.
Read More »JCB donates machinery to earthquake appeal
Digger and Teletruk manufacturer JCB has donated machinery worth more than £150,000 to help with the relief effort following the earthquake which hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra two weeks ago.
Read More »Marshalls hosts royal visitor
Marshalls plc, the hard landscaping manufacturer, has played host to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester at its offices in Elland, West Yorkshire.
Read More »Customer breaks the code at Kent Blaxill
A long-standing customer worked out the combination of a safe at East Anglian independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill's Tool Fayre to win £500.
Read More »Wickes team rises to the challenge
A team of fundraisers from Wickes, part of Travis Perkins Group, were due to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro this morning, to raise money for Wickes's chosen charity Leukaemia Research.
Read More »Jewson launch builders merchant degree
Builders merchant chain Jewson yesterday launched a degree course in builders merchanting in partnership with Birmingham City University and FDF (Foundation Degree Forward).
Read More »Merchant fined after health and safety accident
A Herefordshire-based builders and timber merchant was fined £3,500 with £8,973 after an employee's hand was nailed to a pallet in March last year.
Read More »Alan Ball leaves PTS
Plumbers merchant PTS part of BSS Group has announced that managing director Alan Ball has left the Group today to pursue other interests.
Read More »Grafton Group commit to responsible timber purchasing
Builders and plumbers merchant chain Grafton Merchanting GB has been recognised by the Timber Trade Federation for adopting the Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP) for timber and timber products.
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