News

As of October 2008, 82.7% of supplier invoices (91% by value) to NMBS, the National Merchant Buying Society, were sent electronically.

Insulation giant Saint-Gobain Isover has opened a regional distribution centre at to further improve its service to customers.

Following a structural reorganisation, the Klargester Environmental and Titan Pollution Control brands in Britain will trade under the banner of Kingspan Environmental.

Builders merchants Poores of Acton, are to sponsor the Auctions at the Rainy Day Trust DIY Charity Gala Dinner in January.

BSS Industrial have launched their first specialist drainage trade counter.

Timber suppliers James Donaldson & Sons Ltd have bought the assets of Palgrave Brown, the roof truss and engineered timber manufacturers. Palgrave Brown went into administration last month with the loss of 450 jobs .

Builders merchant chain Wolseley UK have won a major environmental award for their Sustainable Building Center.

Jewson, the builders merchant chain, have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive to help warn tradesmen of the dangers of asbestos.

Tony Newman, former sales director of builders merchant chain Jewson, has appeared before police in Coventry to answer bail. He is one of five men on bail in connection with a police inquiry into suspected fraud of £1m at the builders merchant.

Everbuild Building Products have acquired the distribution rights to GEO-FIX, the market leading brush-applied paving jointing compound.