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Alan Harvey, group transport director for Harlow Timber Group has been appointed as sector chair of the BMF’s Transport and Distribution Forum. Harvey began his career in 1985 joining the British Army’s Royal Corps of Transport, which became the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993.  Over his 25-year career in the …

Lightweight construction manufacturer, Siniat, has announced that four of its product sets have been verified by the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) mark. It explained that its partition systems with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of fire resistance have been verified against the CCPI, which was developed by …

MKM Building Supplies has announced it is opening its 125th branch, in Colchester, Essex; its branch will open in March and will create 20 jobs. The branch, which will be opened by former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, will be headed up by branch directors Neil Robinson and Shaun Webb, both …

Luke Tuffield, 29, of Parker Building Supplies Maidstone, alongside his friend and colleague, Mark Barrett, 35, of Fairalls Builder Merchants, Taylors Hill, have signed up to run the London Marathon for charity. Tuffield and Barrett work for builders’ merchants within the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) – Tuffield as branch …

Homes England is to pilot selling parcels of land for SMEs to build new homes in the Southeast and the Midlands. Housing and levelling up secretary Michael Gove announced the initiative earlier this week in a statement to parliament outlining his plans for long-term housing. Gove said: “”We are determined …

TG Lynes has purchased a dropside Ford E-Transit, which it is using for deliveries into Central London; the van has a range of up to 150 miles and a payload of 750kg. The company charges it’s van at its Enfield site, TG Lynes explained that on a sunny day, all …

Chadwicks Group has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), significantly extending the trade body’s presence in Ireland. The Chadwicks Group, which is a part of the Grafton Group, also includes the brands Cork Builders Providers, Davies, Heiton Steel, Telfords and The Panelling Centre; it has a network of over 50 …

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 …