Builders merchant group Travis Perkins are to begin cost cutting measures to reduce costs by £65m across their builders, plumbing and heating, joinery merchant and retailing operations. The builders merchants also intend to cut capital expenditure, and will probably not pay a final dividend to shareholders, an interim statement released today reveals.
Read More »Rugby plumbers merchant celebrates with customers
Staff from plumbers and heating merchant Plumbing Trade Supplies cracked open the champagne on September 29 to celebrate the branch's fifth birthday.
Read More »Uckfield builders merchant celebrates revamp
Sussex builders merchants Parker Building Supplies held a trade day to celebrate the refurbishment of their Uckfield branch.
Read More »Parker Severn call in administrators
Family-run independent builders merchants Parker Severn in Derby have gone into administration.
Read More »Knauf Insulation to close St Helens for three months
Insulation manufacturers Knauf Insulation have announced a short-term closure of their St Helens factory due to lower than expected sales.
Read More »M&M spend on micro timber technology
M&M Timber have installed a £125,000 advanced drying kiln at their 22 acre site at Clows Top, near Kidderminster.
Read More »Wolseley take cricketers to Sustainable Building Center
Builders and plumbers merchant chain Wolseley UK opened the doors of their Sustainable Building Center (SBC) in Leamington Spa to 100 plus cricketers.
Read More »Building Supplies R Us
Online building supplies company Building Supplies R Us, currently in administration is likely to be sold as a going concern, according to the joint administrators.
Read More »Nicholls hold builders merchant Eco day
Banbury-based independent builders, timber, plumbers and heating merchant John Nicholls, hosted an Eco Day to promote the latest green and energy saving products.
Read More »Brintex buy into builders merchant and installer sectors
Brintex Ltd, owners of the DIY sector exhibitions Totally DIY, Totally Tools and Totally Secure have acquired the remaining assets of B&M Publications.
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