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As part of its ongoing business development, Scottish builders merchant Cowal Building Supplies has expanded its branch network with the acquisition of JKM Industrial Supply Merchants Ltd. The new branch is at 5-9 GreenHill Road, Paisley, PA3 1RJ and will continue to trade in the Paisley and Renfrewshire areas under …

From the begining of September, independent builders merchant Sydenhams has a new branch in Shipston-on-Stour, having purchased Shipston Building Supplies. The branch, which is on Tilemans Lane, Shipston-on-Stour, is now trading as Sydenhams Shipston, and the existing team remains in place. The purchase brings the Sydenhams total across the south-west to 19 branches. …

A combined team from builders merchant group IBMG took part in the Bewl Water Dragon Boat on Saturday  (August 31)  at Bewl Water, Lamberhurst, Sussex, and has already raised in excess of £1,500 for Teenage Cancer Trust. Competing against more than 50 other boats in various heats over the 250 …

Roof Slating and Tiling Apprentices in colleges across the UK have received over 4000 linear metres of timber roofing batten donated so far this year from SR Timber. As a leading importer of graded roofing batten SR Timber has been supplying the UK roofing market since 2008. Based in Huthwaite, …

Travis Perkins has announced the opening of its new branch in Whitstable, Kent. The new site, which also includes a Benchmarx branch relocating from Canterbury, highlights the merchants commitment to creating a “more capable destination” for its customers. Matthew Flain, branch manager at Travis Perkins Whitstable, said: “Whenever we open …

The early bird discount to join the Pavestone Rally in 2025 will end on September 30 2024. The event which takes place September 3-7 2025 will take place across Northern Europe from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam via Berlin, Malmo and Hamburg. With just four weeks to go to take advantage of …

According to their union, more than 70% of the workforce at Acheson & Glover’s (AG) Toome site have walked out for four days this week over a pay dispute. The dispute arose when staff were offered a 2.5% pay increase for the 2024/2025 year, representing a real terms pay cut …

A team of colleagues from Travis Perkins has successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge, raising over £3,000 for Alzheimer’s Society, the company’s chosen charity partner. The challenge saw Rob Vaughan, Sam Ripley, Pete Dolan, Iain Parker and Matt Wilson scale the UK’s three highest peaks – Mount Snowdon, Scafell Pike, …

Cimsa, a Turkish listed global building materials company – subsidiary of global conglomerate Sabanci Holdings is buying 94.7% of  Ireland-based building materials group Mannok for an overall enterprise value of €330 million. The local Mannok leadership team will retain a 5.3% interest. The agreement, still subject to customary approvals, will …

Jewson has launched a recruitment drive across Farnborough and the surrounding areas as it continues work on its first purpose-built ‘Branch of the Future’, due to open in the town later this summer. With over a dozen new roles already filled, the new Farnborough branch is still hiring for three …