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The UK’s oldest builders merchant Bradfords Building Supplies, has unveiled its new focus on its builders merchant business, having sold off two businesses – Snows Timber and Crendon in the last year. CEO David Young is leading the reinvestment in the core business which is due to report the highest …

Grafton Group plc, the international builders merchant and DIY Group, saw group revenue rise 6.1 per cent to £962 million (four months to 30 April 2018 £907 million) and by 6.5 per cent in constant currency.  Group like-for-like revenue increased by 6.4 per cent. The group has issued a trading …

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins saw group like-for-like sales growth of 7.3% and total sales growth of 5.4% in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same period a year previously. A trading update issued this morning (May 8) showed strong merchanting like-for-like sales growth of 10.6%, the continued …

The IBC Buying Group has announced the appointment of Dave Robertson as its new Commercial Director. Robertson has more than 35 years’ experience in the construction industry, including time spent as Commercial Director of a leading national merchant chain within Grafton Group. More recently, he played a fundamental role in the …

Builders merchanting is better than most other sectors in paying men and women equally, research has found. By law, all companies, charities and public sector departments of 250 employees or more must publish their gender pay gap figures. Figures obtained by the BBC showed overall, the median pay gap in …

John Carter, the CEO of building materials merchant group Travis Perkins is stepping down from this post and the Travis Perkins board on August 5. Carter, who has been with Travis Perkins for over 40 years, will remain with the Group until the end of 2019, to ensure a smooth …

Builders Merchant Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants held its annual City & Awards lunch at Grocers’ Hall in the City of London on Monday March 18. The merchanting prizewinners were: Georgina Bennett of Pochins, BMF Trade Supplier Apprentice of the Year, Ryan Edwards of Kellaway, Best Student …

Travis Perkins, the UK’s largest builders merchant, has appointed Frank Elkins as its new Chief Operating Officer for the Group’s trade merchant businesses. These include Travis Perkins builders merchants, BSS, Benchmarx, Keyline and CCF.   Elkins will report into CEO John Carter, and has been appointed with immediate effect following …

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