Tag Archives: Merchant

Jewson has announced that more than 40 of its branches became hubs for mental health support earlier this month, as the builders merchant teamed up with charity Band of Builders to host The Big Brew. The event was designed to raise awareness of mental health challenges in the construction industry, …

PHG has announced that Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd will be joining the group from January 1 2024. Bradfords Building Supplies, which is led by its CEO David Young, has also outlined its plans to continue its recent expansion of its heating, plumbing and bathroom business, both within its existing branches …

Toolbox has offered tradespeople and construction workers its advice on how to help them stay warm, as we enter the winter months. The insurance company has suggested companies instruct their employees to; wrap up their hands and feet, eat the right foods and to prepare the site – if you …

Beesley and Fildes has revealed that it has partnered up with easyToolhire to provide customers with access to discounted tool hire and equipment. All Beesley and Fildes customers will be able to hire tools from the company’s extensive range of equipment, it reported that discounts will start from 10% with …

MGM Timber has announced it has opened a new branch in St Andrews, this is the merchant’s 15th branch in Scotland. The company explained that it opened its branch after extensive customer research, its new store has been designed to reflect the insights customers provided to offer an improved experience, …

Leyland SDM has selected 10 finalists from the 500 entries received in its Big School Makeover competition, the vote opens on November 6 and closes on November 26. The schools in the running must now drum up votes to be crowed champions, with one scooping £5,000 worth of product and …

Freefoam Building Products Ltd has been awarded Gold status by the Supply Chain Sustainability School. SCSS Gold status recognises Freefoam’s commitment to building sustainability and ESG skills and knowledge. The Supply Chain Sustainability School is a free online platform that provides training and learning content aiming to ‘inspire and enable’ …

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 …

The Independent Builders Merchant Group has announced changes to its leadership team; Peter Cudd takes on the role of chief commercial officer and Allun Pittingale becomes chief operations officer for the Group. Cudd will be responsible for category, pricing, product information and marketing functions and will lead the integration of these functions with sales, …

The Construction Products Association, which is a part of the Construction Leadership Council, has released a statement explaining that little has changed, in terms of product supply, since last month’s report with good availability across all products and regions. This is largely driven by a continuing overall decline in construction …