Scottish builders merchants Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies will feature on a National Geographic TV programme about two of the world's strongest men.
Read More »Manor Plastic launch direct service
Manor, the specialist building plastics merchants, part of plumbers merchant group BSS Group, have launched a new direct to customer service offering from the BSS Industrial National Distribution Centre at Magna Park, Leicestershire.
Read More »Rockwool join Jewson green group
Insulation people Rockwool have joined the Green Procurement Group, set up by builders merchant group Jewson.
Read More »NBG builders merchant goes east
Glastonbury builders merchants Wollens have expanded their market further than might be expected, and have been selling building materials to a specialist Japanese company that build period English show houses in Japan.
Read More »CRH profit falls 10%
Building materials group CRH, parent company of Ibstock Brick, saw profits drop 10% in the first half of the year.
Read More »Wienerberger brick deliveries go green
Brick manufacturers Wienerberger have taken delivery of a new fleet of eco-friendly vehicles to deliver their bricks to builders merchant and other customers around the UK.
Read More »Akzo Nobel abdicate Crown
Crown Paints, the Darwen-based paint manufacturers, have been bought by their management for 70m.
Read More »Insurer warns industry on credit insurance costs
Builders merchants, building companies, developers and manufacturers in the construction sector could be refused credit insurance if the number of insolvencies rises to predicted levels.
Read More »BSS Industrial and Buck & Hickman open joint merchant branch
Industrial and commercial plumbing and heating merchants BSS Industrial have opened their first branch in partnership with sister company Buck & Hickman.
Read More »Manager stole £36,000 from roofing merchant
A former manager with roofing supplies merchant Proos Roofing Supplies has admitted stealing £36,000 from his employer.
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