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Builders’ merchant Lawsons has digitised its cash handling operations through a partnership with Retail365. Following the rollout of Retail365’s Smart Safe and Embedded Banking solution to eight branches, with rollout to a further nine planned for 2026, Lawsons now benefits from same-day credit on cash deposits, automated reconciliation and real-time …

Family shareholders of Lawsons Group have transferred 51% of Lawsons Holdings Limited into an independent ethical trust, as a gift with no cash consideration. The gift has been made by chairman John Lawson, 93, who has led the business for 70 years and who previously held a 50% shareholding. Founded …

Building materials & fencing merchant Lawsons Group (Lawsons Whetstone Ltd) has announced the appointment of Andrew Cope as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Cope previously served for twenty years as managing director of Chandlers Building Supplies, and most recently spent six years with Independent Builders Merchant Group, serving …

Independent family-owned builders merchant Lawsons Group has completed the purchase of an additional freehold site adjacent to its existing builders’ merchant branch in Salfords. With the acquisition of the Salfords site, the third property purchase in the last nine months, Lawsons Group operates thirty‑five branches under seven brands, employs more …

Independent family-owned builders merchant group Lawsons has donated materials to help people in Jamaica whose homes and livelihoods were destroyed by a hurricane. Hurricane Melissa wreaked devastation across Jamaica from 21st October to November 4th 2025.  The CEO of Trizone Electrical Services Ltd, Tazio Heath, is a long-term contractor to …

Lawsons has appointed Allun Pittingale as chief executive officer. Pittingale’s industry experience  includes five years with the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) most recently as COO, four years at Travis Perkins plc as regional managing director, and five years at Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery, culminating as operations director. Pittingale says …

Independent builders merchant group Lawsons has successfully maintained its Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Silver Accreditation. One of the earliest adopters of the FORS standard, Lawsons has consistently invested in the safety and quality of its extensive fleet and recruitment, training and development of its current team of over 150 …

Independent builders merchant Lawsons has successfully negotiated the extension of its Barclays facilities, to November 2029 continuing the existing thirty-year relationship with the bank. The new facilities comprise £16m of committed facilities with an additional £9m accordion which the Group will use to continue its journey of both organic growth …

Independent timber, building materials and fencing merchants Lawsons has set up a partnership with GB10 Sports to supply the materials for the continued development of the community-focused sports facility in Eltham. Ciaran Morton, group marketing director for Lawsons said: “Lawsons has been going for 100 years as a family business …

 Jeremy Norris has been appointed as managing director of Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd.  He has served in a number of roles including commercial director and most recently alongside CFO Paul Rushent, as joint managing director. Chairman Simon Lawson said “We are delighted that Jeremy has agreed to lead the company through …