New orders data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that total construction orders in the three months to November fell by 27% compared to a year earlier, the largest fall since records began.
Read More »Totally shows move to Birmingham
The exhibitions Totally Tools, Totally DIY and Totally Secure will relocate from Earls Court to Birmingham in 2010.
Read More »Liverpool builders merchant expands
Beers Building and Timber Supplies of Liverpool have bought the Wirral builders merchants arm of Bromborough Paints.
Read More »Willbond refurbish plumbers merchant branch
Nottinghamshire independent plumbers merchants and bathroom specialists Willbond have refurbished their plumbing trade counter at the new Chesterfield branch.
Read More »Grafton Merchanting GB appoints Knight and Lovell to board
Sue Knight and Martin Lovell have been appointed to the board of builders merchant chain Grafton Merchanting GB.
Read More »Cemco add three plumbers merchants
Cemco the independent merchant buying group added three lightside merchants to the membership on January 1.
Read More »Marshalls sales fall 6% as cost cutting increases
Sales at landscaping products people Marshalls fell by 6% to £378m in the year to December 31 2008.
Read More »Huws Gray top BMJ merchant index chart
For the second year in a row, Welsh independent Huws Gray have topped the BMJ Index chart, according to BMJ's January issue, published today.
Read More »SIG up branch closures to 80
Insulation and specialist building products distribution group SIG have increased the number of branches they plan to close to 80.
Read More »JCB job losses hit 1,700
JCB, the digger people, are to axe a further 684 jobs because of the lack of available credit and continuing low confidence.
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