Tag Archives: Expansion

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has expanded its Birmingham Central branch, more than doubling its size. The site, Located on South Road in Hockley, was previously an acre in size but it is now roughly 2.2 acres after work to improve its flagship Birmingham branch was completed in December 2025. The improved …

Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has started work on a major expansion of its Runcorn cabinet making facility. The £100m investment will increase the size of the site by 40 per cent, from 500k sq. ft to 700k sq. ft, and the new factory will house state-of-the-art manufacturing machines to …

Northern Irish builders merchant Murdock Builders Merchants has opened its first Murdock Home Centre at The Junction, Antrim. The Home Centre combines a full-service builders merchants branch with a retail-focused space for DIY enthusiasts and homeowners. The project has created 22 new jobs in the local area, and brings an …

London Lintels, the independent distributor of lintels and structural building materials, is two open a second site, in Essex, the first expansion plan to be revealed following its acquisition by Milbank Group, the family-owned investment business with deep roots in the construction industry. The new site will increase stockholding, expand …

Builder’s merchant MKM Building Supplies , saw revenue rise by 6.4% for the full year to September 30 2024, on the back of an expanding branch network. During the year the merchant added 11 branches, eight of them new greenfield operations.  Two were added as part of the acquisition of …

Timber supplier, James Donaldson Timber has taken over a leasehold on a new, 110,000sq ft purpose-built manufacturing facility in Chorley, which will more than double current production capacity and improve operational efficiencies, supporting increased output to meet market demand. The size of the factory allows for a number of fully …

Builders merchant chain MKM Building Supplies is continuing its growth plans across the UK with the opening of four new branches in February, taking its total to 134. The new branches are: MKM Plymouth, which opened yesterday (February 3rd), MKM Bridgend, opening February 10th, MKM Bangor – opening on February …

Tobermore has announced a £12 million expansion plan to meet rising demand for hard landscaping products; its investment includes an £8 million new production facility and £4 million for job creation.  The company aims to ramp up its operations in response to the growing demand in the construction sector, driven …

UK & Ireland landscaping and construction materials manufacturer Tobermore has appointed its first board, in order to spearhead further expansion and growth. The board will sit above the company’s current senior leadership team to provide them with strategic direction, governance, and oversight, and will comprise David Henderson as managing director …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is opening a new branch in Northedge Business Park in Derby on Monday May 20. The new 1.76 acre branch will create 15 jobs and will include electric forklift trucks, a brand new hard landscaping display and extensive timber, bricks and blocks range. It will also …