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But I, being young and foolish, With her would not agree I spent the early part of today getting my head around the Government’s Industrial Strategy about jobs, announced yesterday. Hooray. Earlier this year, an interim report into young people and employment by former minister Alan Milburn, found that nearly …

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that young men and women entering the UK building materials sector as a career either tend to be in and out of it, or they stay for …

Independent south-east builders merchant Lawsons Group delivered a ‘resilient performance’ in the six-months to December 31 2025, it was revealed today (July 15). It was the first such announcement since the group changed its ownership structure in March, by transferring a majority shareholding in the business to the newly established …

Plumbers merchant UK Plumbing Supplies has bought the Enfield branch of North London-based 140-year old building and plumbing merchant Fayers Plumbing & Building Supplies after the latter entered administration. The joint administrators of Fayers are Sarah Cook and Andy John of FRP Advisory Trading Limited. The  plumbing, heating, sanitaryware, and …

Robert Price Builders’ Merchants has announced the acquisition of the business assets of Philip Jones Timber Products. Founded in 2003, Philip Jones Timber Products is a supplier of bespoke timber products throughout Blaenau Gwent and the wider South Wales region. The business will continue operating from its sawmill and yard …

A new branch of builders merchant Travis Perkins has opened in Glasgow, the merchant’s fourth in the Scottish city. The branch on Helen Street, contains a Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery showroom as well as a Travis Perkins Hire, was opened by former Scotland international footballer and Soccer Saturday broadcaster Alan …

Safely controlling and overseeing access to depots can be uniquely challenging, particularly at sites with complex layouts and those that provide access to both vehicles and pedestrians.   Without well-defined and understood rules regarding safe movement, operators run the risk of accidents, confusion and blockages harming people and impacting operational …

Builders merchant Jewson has opened its latest Branch of the Future, by redeveloping the St Austell branch. On Friday February 6, nearly 700 attendees gathered to get a first look at everything on offer in the newly updated branch, on the town’s Holmbush Industrial Estate. As part of the event. …

Independent Builders Merchants Group has announced today (December 10) that Martin Stables, CEO since 2021, is stepping down to pursue other opportunities.   Richard Robinson, currently CFO, has been appointed as Interim CEO, effective immediately, while maintaining his CFO duties during the brief transition. Together with Stables, IBMG’s Board of …

A Birmingham-based builders merchant has opened a design centre featuring the largest accessible commercial brick display in Britain, and the biggest showcase of bricks in Europe. EH Smith Architectural Solutions, part of the EH Smith Group, has opened the landmark Digbeth Design Centre in a sensitively restored 150-year-old industrial building …