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Builders merchant group Grafton Group plc is expecting to stick to its initial full year operating profit expectations, after a good trading performance in the half-year to June 30 2022. That’s according to a trading update which showed total revenue up by 13.9% in constant currency.  Average daily like-for-like revenue growth …

Never inquire into another man’s secret; but conceal that which is intrusted to you, Though pressed both by wine and anger to reveal it. My 13-year-old son, with whom I am currently sharing an office thanks to COVID-19, leaned a few new choice words expressing surprise on Monday morning. Well, …

The computer says no There are great many things wrong with this pandemic and what it has done to us. The horrifyingly high death ratefor starters. In fact, let’s just take a minute to look at that death rate. As I write, it has just been announced that it has …

To better manage the surge in online sales since the coronavirus threat emerged, builders merchants have been  bringing forward their website launches.   Merchants’  online channels to market have seen an unprecedented surge in sales as many builders seek to minimise social contact while still wanting to carry on with …

East Anglian builders’ merchant, Collier & Catchpole has opened a third branch. On the Riverside Industrial Estate in Lawford, Essex, the branch opened on November 4, and was then officially opened by Jayne Collier with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, 15th November. Alongside colleagues, suppliers and customers, the event was …