Hilton Supplies, the Moretonhampstead independent builder's merchants have sponsored local shooter Leslie Johnstone.
Read More »House-building decline stabilises
Latest figures from housebuilders suggest that the freefall in housebuilding has stablised.
Read More »Hanson UK to be sold
Heidelberg Cement has put its UK division Hanson back on the market with a reported price-tag of £1bn.
Read More »Deepings Trading support Lincoln ladies
Deepings Trading Company, the independent builders merchants in Market Deeping are now sponsoring a Lincoln-based ladies football team.
Read More »Arson suspected at merchant premises
An explosion at a disused warehouse belonging to a former builders merchants in Peterlee is being investigated as a possible arson attack.
Read More »Wolseley win safe driving award
Builders and plumbers merchants chain Wolseley has won an award from a fleet management publication for its driving and fleet management.
Read More »JT Dove invest in landscaping
Newcastle-based independent builders merchants J T Dove have opened a purpose-built landscaping centre at their Newburn branch.
Read More »Timber merchant ‘positioned for growth’
Arnold Laver, the Sheffield-based timber merchants increased pre-tax profits by 21%to £6.4m in the year to June 30 2008.
Read More »Wolseley could be back in FTSE 100
The City was speculating yesterday that builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley could be heading back to the FTSE 100 share index.
Read More »NMBS: turnover slips just 2.5% but staff numbers fall 25%
Independent builders merchants buying group NMBS turned over £545m in 2008, a slight drop of 2.5%, reported chairman Rod Bennion at the organisation's AGM last week.
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