News

Brintex, organisers of the DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools, have announced a brand new look for the 2009 show, including a new layout and a new name.

Three new selling guides have been issued by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), covering metal drylining systems, performance plasterboards and pitched roof products.

Kellaway Building Supplies has relocated all of its support and administration services to a new group head office and announced plans for another branch later this year.

Harald Schwarzmayr has been appointed managing director of Wienerberger Ltd (an affiliate of the Wienerberger Group) following the retirement of former chief executive Alan Baxter.

More than 100 construction companies in England have been issued a Statement of Objections (SO) by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following one of the largest Competition Act investigations.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is to host an all-industry conference designed to address environmental issues.

A new heating and plumbing pavilion will be launched at this year's Interbuild, running from October 26-30 at the NEC, Birmingham.

PTS are offering their customers their very own combined discount and credit card, called Tradeplus.

Six Ironmongery Direct employees raised more than £9,000 to help fight heart disease, by completing the Flora London Marathon on Sunday.

A trainee manager at Jackson Building Centres, Stamford branch, recently took the plunge for his chosen category...a 15,000ft plunge.