Builders Merchants Journal Golf Classic Final 2008: Not even a fire in the Channel Tunnel could keep the keenest of keen merchanting golfers away from their hard-won prize - a two-night trip to the five-star Hotel Westminster in Le Touquet and the chance to play a round on the La Mer course.
Read More »Knauf Insulation win TP golf tournament
Following a heated contest, the team from Knauf Insulation won the Travis Perkins Senior Masters Pro-Am golf tournament at Woburn.
Read More »Selco take building materials back to school
A playgroup will be able to turn up the heat this winter after Birmingham builders’ merchant Selco donated £2,000 worth of materials for a new heating system.
Read More »Radiator system finds orders despite Dragons’ rejection
Martin Wadsworth, managing director of DiscreteHeat, dared to risk the wrath of the 'Dragons' when he entered their den seeking investment to speed up export growth of his skirting board radiator system ThermaSkirt.
Read More »Phil wins Redland’s Oktoberfest top prize
BMJ reader Phil Westbrook is set to fly out to Germany’s Oktoberfest beer festival later this month, courtesy of Redland.
Read More »Howdens owners settle MFI claim
Joinery merchants Howdens Joinery have settled a long-running dispute with the owners of their former sister company, MFI.
Read More »Jacksons sponsor charity challenge
Jackson Building Centres, the Lincoln-based builders merchants, have sponsored a customer in his efforts to raise thousands of pounds for Diabetes UK and Southwell Medical Centre by cycling the length of Hadrian’s Wall.
Read More »Builders merchants to sell more insulation
Thanks to new legislation announced yesterday, builders merchants are likely to be selling a lot more insulation products into domestic situations.
Read More »Marshalls re-create 100-year storm effect
Paving suppliers Marshalls re-created the effects of a once-in-a-100-years storm to highlight the need for more permeable drainage solutions to be used in domestic driveways.
Read More »Builders merchants to benefit from planning changes
Thanks to changes to planning permission legislation, builders merchants could find themselves selling more building materials for home extensions and driveways.
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