Tag Archives: merchants

James Hardie has launched its Hardie® Plank challenge to raise awareness around its Hardie® VL Plank range, which offers quality, versatility and 20% faster installation times than alternative cladding products. The Hardie® Plank challenge is a roadshow event taking place in 25 locations across the UK in collaboration with a …

The voting window has closed, the numbers have been crunched and the finalists in the BMJ Industry Awards 2024 are revealed. The winners are: National Merchant of the Year City Plumbing Huws Gray Jewson Travis Perkins Wolseley Multiple Merchant of the Year Bradfords sponsored by Knauf Insulation JT Atkinson JT …

The Government has launched a taskforce to identify possible sites for a new generation of new towns. The programme aims to create large scale communities of at least 10,000 new homes each, with something being “significantly larger”. Regeneration expert Sir Michael Lyons will spearhead the “New Towns Taskforce” as its …

Officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Midlands Net Zero Hub (MNZH) visited the Worcester Bosch HQ to assess how the Heat Training Grant has been utilised. The £5 million Heat Training Grant provides heating engineers with £500 discounts towards becoming a fully qualified heat …

  Forterra has recently launched a load selector calculator to allow customers to tailor their brick orders to the precise mix of products they require. With the ability to choose the exact number of bricks they need from Forterra’s entire range of London Bricks, plus Ecostock’s Atherstone Red and Hampton …

The Bosch Group has laid the foundations to acquire 100% of the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture, including Hitachi’s 40% stake; the deal is $8 billion (£6.2 billion) and it expects it to be closed in approximately 12 months. The Bosch shareholders and supervisory board have approved the transaction. …

Waterline has unveiled its new and exciting partnership with Hendel & Hendel, known for its exquisite furniture hardware. Its collaboration, along with Waterline’s existing range of Crown Imperial handles, expands the options available to customers designing their next kitchen. To mark the launch, Waterline customers purchasing Hendel & Hendel hardware …

Marshalls has announced it is improving the sustainability credentials of its concrete pipe range by removing the steel reinforcement from one of its key products. This will achieve a minimum carbon saving of 6.1%, compared to its predecessor. The company manufactures a range of unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes, and …

Children at a Peterborough school are exploring different ways to play – thanks to a leading builders merchant. Welland Academy, on Scalford Drive, has signed up to the OPAL Programme, which helps schools across the country redesign their playgrounds and provision to help encourage new ways of play. Selco Builders …

Roca Group is pleased to announce it has acquired Idral, an Italian manufacturer that specialises in self-closing faucets and taps for public and semi-public spaces. This significantly strengthens Roca Group’s faucets division, enhancing its position in the market for public and communal bathrooms, such as schools, hospitals and the hospitality …