Independent builders merchant Grant & Stone has topped the BMJ Index for 2010, according to the January issue of Builders Merchants Journal, out this week.
Read More »Plumb Center opens another new generation branch
Plumbers merchant Plumb Center, part of Wolseley UK, has opened a second new-generation branch in Orpington, Kent.
Read More »Kingspan’s CRH takeover gets European go-ahead
Insulation group Kingspan has been given the all-clear to take-over rival CRH Insulation Europe by the competition authorities in Germany, Holland and Ireland.
Read More »Green MPs open Wolseley’s refurbished sustainable offer
Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley has refurbished its ground-breaking sustainability showcase, the Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa.
Read More »Scam builders guilty of £1m fraud
A gang of builders in Gloucestershire has been found guilty of conning householders out of nearly £1m.
Read More »Sandtoft tiles make TV debut
Roof tile manufacturer Sandtoft is helping builders appearing in a new Channel 4 TV series.
Read More »BMF launches new website
Builders merchants' organisation the Builders Merchants Federation has redesigned and relaunched its website.
Read More »TDP sponsors local team
Landscaping and construction products specialist TDP is sponsoring a local football team in Derbyshire.
Read More »Baxi man in holiday sword attack
Gary Wainwright, a salesman with boiler manufacturer Baxi, is in hospital after fending off a sword-attack whilst on holiday with his family in Tenerife over the New Year.
Read More »Travis Perkins under fire for light pollution
Builders merchant Travis Perkins is still coming under fire from residents in Bridport, Dorset, this time for apparent light pollution.
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