Wolseley UK has confirmed that its Chorley distribution centre will close from the end of next month.
Read More »Selco raises cash for NSPCC Childline Appeal
Builder's merchant Selco has raised £22,000 over the last two years for the NSPCC's A Child's Voice Appeal.
Read More »Plumb Center to sell plumbers’ charity CD
Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister company Parts Center are selling a charity CD made by some of their customers.
Read More »Jewson and CPA call for Government to Get Britain Building
Builders merchant Jewson welcomed Shadow Minister Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat MP for Falmouth and Camborne, to its Redruth branch for a visit aimed at providing ministers with a greater understanding of the UK construction industry.
Read More »Builders merchant employee involved in fatal accident
A member of staff at Build Center in Derby was tragically killed this week when a heavy sheet of glass fell on him.
Read More »Government funding filters through to construction starts
The overall year-on-year decline in construction work is easing up, according to the Glenigan Index for July, mainly thanks to strong performances from the public and utilities sectors.
Read More »Michelmersh Brick launch new terracotta business
Hathern Terracotta is a new terracotta and faience production business from Michelmersh Brick Holdings.
Read More »Proposed Travis Perkins scheme under fire
A proposal by builders merchant Travis Perkins to build nine flats and a new warehouse for its City Plumbing Supplies plumbers merchant is to go before the planning inspector following a public enquiry.
Read More »Appliance scrappage scheme proposed
VAT should be removed entirely from energy efficient appliances and a car-industry-style scrappage scheme considered, according to the British Retail Consortium.
Read More »Terry Parker is new BMF chairman
The Builders Merchants Federation has announced that Terry Parker is to be its new National Chairman.
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