Landscaping, building, and roofing materials specialist Marshalls has made a series of senior leadership appointments in both its Landscaping business and at Group level. Nick Platt is the new managing director for landscaping, having been sales and marketing director for the UK and Ireland at Baxi. Stacey Temprell is now …
Read More »Marshalls revenue drops amid challenging conditions
Marshalls, the landscaping and building products manufacturer, saw revenue drop to £619 million (2023: £671 million), alongside a reduction in debt from £173m to £134m, for the year to December 31 2024. The trading update revealed that adjusted profit before tax for 2024 is likely to be “within the range …
Read More »Marshalls boosts profits as half-year turnover slips
Building and landscaping products manufacturer Marshalls reported a rise in pre-tax profit to £21.5m from £16.7m as turnover dipped to £307m from £354m for the six months to June 30 2024. The reduction in revenue was mainly down to subdued demand for the group’s landscape products, a reflection of the …
Read More »Tobermore appoints first board
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 …
Read More »Travis Perkins revamps Maldon branch
Travis Perkins, which is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest distributor of materials to the construction sector, has refurbished its Maldon branch. It will boast a new Travis Perkins Hire which means that tradespeople and general builders will be able to access full tool hire and …
Read More »TP to open new Derby branch
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 …
Read More »Gordan Strachan to be pitchside at NMBS Exhibition with ArtificialGrass.com
ArtificialGrass.com will be hosting ex-Scotland international footballer Gordan Strachan at the NMBS Exhibition; he will be at Stand 51 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The company has invited attendees to come and take a look at its stand whilst also having the chance to pitch their footballing questions to …
Read More »BMBI Q4 report: Value sales down 5.7% and volumes fall 12%
Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals builders’ merchants’ value sales in Q4 2023 were -5.7% down compared to Q4 2022, with volume sales falling -12.0% and prices rising +7.1%. It also stated that with one more trading day in Q4 2023, like-for-like sales (which take the number of trading …
Read More »Artificial Lawn Company partners with LRAG to recycle artificial grass
Artificial Lawn Company has partnered with Nottingham based Let’s Recycle Artificial Grass (LRAG), a specialist in the regeneration of waste artificial grass; LRAG will collect and recycle all old and discarded grass that the company removes, as well as offcuts, roll ends and trimmings collected during installation. After collection, LRAG …
Read More »Huws Gray’s holds fourth edition of its Landscaper of the Year competition
Huws Gray recently held the fourth edition of their Landscaper of the Year award, which was generously sponsored by Pavestone and Globalstone; the event was a great success, with Huws Gray receiving an overwhelming response from landscapers across the country who submitted their projects in the hope of winning the …
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