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Leyland’s Putney store rolled up its sleeves and spent four days cleaning, sanding and painting the hall at St Margaret’s Church on Putney Park Lane. The four-strong Leyland team got involved as part of the business’ commitment to giving all employees a paid day off each year to help good …

Toolstation has announced it will continue its sponsorship of talkSPORT podcast “The Men’s Room”, with new hosts Neil Ruddock, former England footballer and Thomas Skinner, TV personality. The podcast first aired in 2022 and was launched to help give men a space to talk about the things that affect them …

Construction Leadership Council’s first report of 2024 highlights that product availability remains good but prices remain flat or falling. It reports that the easing of pressure on product availability has largely been driven by continuing reduced demand across the different regions and sectors of the UK market, with those supplying …

CCF has appointed Phil Monkman to its newly created role of head of customer sustainability as part of its ongoing commitment to improving environmental and operational efficiency within the supply chain. One of the key initiatives that CCF has introduced in the last 12 months is its new carbon reporting …

City Plumbing is opening its Basildon branch, on February 26; it is located at Carnival Park on Carnival Close and is also couple with a Renewables Centre, Underfloor Heating Store and The Bathroom Showroom. Its Renewable Centre is a key component of the new branch, which offers tradespeople access to …

Mathias Lönneker, chief strategy officer and executive vice president of STARK Group, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the UFEMAT European Builders Merchants Conference, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark in September. The conference will also mark the conclusion of BMF CEO, John Newcomb’s 6-year term of office as …

Places for London (Transport for London’s wholly owned commercial property company) has announced that it has teamed up with Construction Youth Trust on its educational engagement programme. Over the course of the next three years, Places for London and Construction Youth Trust aims to reach 6,750 young Londoners through a …

The UK has entered a recession with gross domestic production (GDP) shrinking by 0.3% in the final three months of 2023, which followed a 0.1% contraction in the July-September period – according to the Office for National Statistics. The news comes at bad time for builders’ merchants as construction output …

Aggregate Industries has announced the appointment of Ian Dean to lead its Concrete Products division. He joins the leading UK building materials supplier as managing director of the division and will be part of the company’s Executive Committee. Dean said: “I’m delighted to have joined this fantastic organisation who are …

Carl Kammerling International has announced that Arnold Kammerling, former chairman and managing director of Carl Kammerling International (CKI), passed away on January 29 2024 at 88 years of age. He was the last surviving family member of his generation. Kammerling joined CKI, the home of C.K Tools, in 1956 and …