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Hilton Banks Group, the family-owned company behind the HB42® brand of adhesives, fillers, sealants and coatings has bought specialist paint manufacturer Flag Paints Ltd, based in Burnham on Crouch, Essex. Flag Paints, established in 1939, has built a strong reputation for manufacturing high-quality paints, coatings, and surface finishes for various …

The BMJ Industry Awards 2025 are now open for entry. The BMJ Industry Awards is the merchant awards programme that truly reflects the opinions of the industry, because it’s voted for by the people who work in the sector day in day. Merchants, their customers and their suppliers are the …

  It’s that time of year again. The 2025 edition of BMJ’s Trailblazers will be published with the April edition. Once again, it will feature the top UK builders merchants, those turning over more than £30m or so in their last financial year. Trailblazers has long been used to benchmark …

Builders merchant group Huws Gray Group has appointed Darren Allison as managing director of the Bathroom Distribution Group. Allison, who takes up his position on January 27th, brings a wealth of leadership and sector experience, having built numerous bathroom businesses including Bathroom Brands Limited and Clearwater Collection. Daksh Gupta, Huws …

Builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies has launched a high street timber and landscaping showroom in the heart of Windlesham in Surrey. The showroom, which is now branded Chandlers, used to be known as Pennyhill Timber, and is open to the trade and public, with the retail team helping to raise …

Independent builders merchant the Builders Merchant Company has appointed Andrew Mackenzie and Laura Baxter of Begbies Traynor as joint administrators. The merchant, which has its headquarters in Scunthorpe, and branches in Rotherham, Goole and Hull was the subject of a winding up petition last month. Administrators were appointed after attempts …

Northern Irish quarrying and mineral processor Kilwaughter Minerals Limited is to be acquired by the Saint-Gobain group. The acquisition has been forwarded to the Competition and Markets Authority with closing of the transaction expected in the first half 2025. Kilwaughter, named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies for the third …

Builders merchant LMR Building Supplies, based in Northamptonshire, is sponsoring National Kart Cup racing driver Charlie Ephgrave. The LMR brand can now be seen at race tracks up and down the country emblazoned on kart 74 belonging to 16 year old driver Ephgrve, who is in his first ever national …

The voting window has closed, the numbers have been crunched and the finalists in the BMJ Industry Awards 2024 are revealed. The winners are: National Merchant of the Year City Plumbing Huws Gray Jewson Travis Perkins Wolseley Multiple Merchant of the Year Bradfords sponsored by Knauf Insulation JT Atkinson JT …

Acoustic, fire and thermal insulation product manufacturer AIM has appointed Simon Mayes as specification manager. Mayes will work with specifiers and main contractors to determine the appropriate products to help them design high quality buildings and is available to give CPD presentations. He has 20 years’ experience in the construction …