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.
Read More »Cement chief suicide sparks bid speculation
Speculation is rising about the future for Heidleberg Cement following last week's suicide of majority shareholder Adolf Merkle.
Read More »STAX sponsor RDT Annual Review
Stax Trade Centres are sponsoring the publication of this year's Rainy Day Trust's Annual Review. The Rainy Day Trust is the industry charity for the hardware and merchant trades.
Read More »Housing starts to fall to 1924 levels
Private housing starts are set to drop a further 32% this year, taking numbers down to 70,000 - their 1924 level, according to the Construction Products Association.
Read More »Jewson chief awarded MBE
Peter Hindle, chief executive of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution and managing director of Jewson, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List for services to the building industry and to charity.
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