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Ian Harte visited the new Travis Perkins branch that opened in Leeds on January 29, just under a mile from Leeds’ Utd’s iconic Elland Road stadium. The former Leeds, Reading, Bournemouth and Ireland left-back paid a special visit to the newly opened branch, meeting customers and colleagues. Harte said: “I …

Selco Builders Warehouse has extended its kitchen product portfolio by launching a new collaboration with leading kitchen specialists Magnet. The inaugural Magnet showroom opens in Selco’s Walthamstow branch on January 29, and will be followed by Selco Enfield and Selco Tottenham by the end of February 2024. Howard Luft, chief …

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) has collaborated with its sister brand George Boyd to deliver kitchen and bathroom solutions for providers of social housing. Renowned in the industry as an ironmongery and door set specialist, George Boyd is undergoing an expansion project which will see it add a wealth of new …

Swift has announced the appointment of Anthony Sant as joint managing director. Sant joins Chris Honer, the current managing director, and operations director Sharon Honer, to form its new management team committed to driving Swift’s continued growth and innovation. Sant said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Swift team …

Glenigan reported that construction project-starts has more than halved (59%), against last year, but detailed planning approvals grew 17% compared with the year before. Main contract awards experienced a 27% declined on the preceding period, this is 51% down when compared with the same period last year – regional performance …

Bristan’s Saffron Basin Mixer, complete with Eco Start technology, has been shortlisted for Domestic Energy Saving Product of the Year at the Energy Saving Awards 2023. The Energy Saving Awards celebrate the very best professionals, products, and projects across the Plumbing, HVAC and Energy Management sectors and were created to recognise the …

Travis Perkins is opening a new branch at Teal Park on November 6; the new branch is set to create 28 jobs, is 3.05 acres in size and will be opened by Lincoln Mayor, Richard Wright. The site boasts Travis Perkins Hire facilities that allow customers to hire tools, plant …

Doncaster and Retford-based plumbing and electrical merchant, Green Bros Ltd, is the latest specialist independent to join National Buying Group – it is the seventh partner to join NBG this year. Founded in 2005, Green Bros is a family-run business with branches in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and Retford, Nottinghamshire. Led …

The Plumbing and Heating Merchant Index report indicates sales for July 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +8.5% on July last year, prices increased +4.9%, as did volumes (+3.4%). It also showed that Month-on-month, value sales in July were -3.9% lower than June. Volume sales decreased by …

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -0.4% in July compared to the same month in 2022, with volume falling -7.9% and prices up +8.1% – the last three months, May to July, value sales were +8.5% higher than in February to April …