Tag Archives: Landscaping

Marshalls research finds premium garden designs offer housebuilders extra revenue

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Research, commissioned by Marshalls, has found that 51% of people would be more likely to consider buying a new build home if it had a landscaped back garden – and it’s something many would be willing to pay more for. The research, which questioned 2,001 adults across the UK and …

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Covers expands with NYEs Building Supplies acquisition

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Independent family-run builders merchant Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has acquired West Sussex-based independent NYEs Building Supplies. NYEs is a building, landscaping, timber and plumbing merchant, which operates from sites in Kingsfold and Billingshurst, West Sussex. Covers operates from 15 locations across Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, with its mill …

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Slowdown costs Marshalls jobs and Scottish factory

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Building products manufacturer Marshalls saw group revenue fall by 13% for the first half of 2023, a trading update today (July 31) revealed. As a result, the company is cutting 250 jobs and closing its factory in Carluke, Lanarkshire. The job losses are in addition to the 150 redundancies announced …

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Buttle’s unveils outdoor living and landscaping display

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Buttle’s Timber and Builders’ Merchant has opened a dedicated outdoor living and landscaping display in Leighton Buzzard with the help of former World Heavyweight Champion of the World, Frank Bruno. Ian Church, managing director of Buttle’s, said: “Landscaping has become a big part of our business in recent years, and …

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Covid-19 impact could cost 400 Marshalls jobs

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Restructuring at paving and landscaping manufacturer Marshalls in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic could see up to 400 people made redundant, a trading statement said today (May 13). Sales in the first four months through to 30 April were down 27% at £131 million (2019: £180 million). However, in …

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AG celebrates 60 years of business

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Staff at AG (formerly Acheson + Glover) have gathered at each of the company’s locations to celebrate 60 years in business. The first of a series of celebratory events were held in Fivemiletown – where three generations of the Acheson family joined the staff to mark the firm’s historic milestone. …

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Covers Bognor Regis Landscaping Demo Day

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Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Bognor Regis will be hosting a free trade day featuring live landscaping demonstrations on Tuesday 14th May.   Between 7.30am and 2pm, DIY enthusiasts and budding landscapers will have the chance to see a variety of active demos from Covers’ suppliers, including Azpects, Brett, …

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Free landscaping demo day at Covers Chichester

Free landscaping demo day at Covers Chichester

Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Chichester will be hosting a free landscaping demo day on Tuesday 2nd April.   Between 7.30am and 2pm, DIY enthusiasts and budding landscapers will have the chance to see a variety of active demos from Covers’ suppliers, including Azpects, Bradstone, Brett, MetsaWood, Millboard, Nam …

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Charcon Supply Maidstone Borough Council for High Street Project

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Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has developed and supplied a bespoke concrete block paver for Maidstone Borough Council’s new pedestrianised area on two of the town’s most historic streets.  The £3.1 million investment by Maidstone Borough Council to regenerate Week Street and Gabriel’s Hill aims to enhance …

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Talasey Group Announce Landscaping Professionals Awards Winners

One of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of landscaping products, Talasey Group are thrilled to announce the winners of their annual Landscaping Professionals awards. Talasey Group launched the awards over 10 years ago as a way to recognise and reward the high level of craftsmanship and innovative designs of the …

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