MGM Timber has launched its new online service for trade customers, giving them access to their agreed rates, invoicing and full product range. Its new platform will have the same functionality as a standard e-commerce site, with its full selection of products on offer, but it will also have individual …
Read More »Leyland partners with Barnardo’s and its Building Hope Academy
Leyland has partnered with Barnardo’s and its Building Hope Academy to offer six young people 30 hours of work experience at its Streatham and Dulwich stores. The Building Hope Academy is for young people aged between 16 and 24 with an Educational Health Care Plan, who are not in education, …
Read More »Travis Perkins CEO to step down
Travis Perkins chief executive Nick Roberts is stepping down after five years in the role. Roberts has said he will remain in the role until a successor is found. “Travis Perkins is a great company with a talented team and I have been privileged to serve as CEO for the …
Read More »MKM Ripon supports community’s full-sized knitted Tank project
MKM Ripon supports community project to create a full-sized knitted Churchill AVRE Tank to commemorate 80th D Day Celebrations Organised by the Ripon Community Poppy Project, its exhibit will be displayed across various locations in the city starting from the end of April, leading up to the D-Day anniversary on June …
Read More »JDP opens Northampton branch
JDP (John Davidson Pipes) has announced its opening of its newly relocated and larger Northampton branch at its new address on Kingsfield Way, Northampton. The Northampton relaunch represents another investment in the expansion of JDP’s nationwide branch network, and the company’s commitment to enhancing customer service and product availability Anthony …
Read More »Abloy UK makes three new appointments
Abloy UK has announced it made three appointments, with Hinna Khan, Matt Pendlebury, and Tim Remment joining the company. Khan has joined as its new market development manager for critical infrastructure, Pendlebury has been appointed as its market development manager for critical infrastructure and Remment as its new corporate …
Read More »Government delays “Boiler tax” decision till after general election
The Government has announced its decision to delay the implementation of the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM), which was due to start next month. It has said it will reconsider the scheme in April 2025, which is after the next general election, according to a statement issued by the Department …
Read More »CCF opens branch in Norwich
CCF has opened a new branch in Norwich to serve customers across the East Anglia region with both interior building materials and technical support. Headed up by branch manager Adam Newton, its new CCF Norwich team is on hand to provide specialist product guidance and technical advice such as ways …
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 »Peter Shilton to open MKM’s 125th branch
MKM Building Supplies has announced it is opening its 125th branch, in Colchester, Essex; its branch will open in March and will create 20 jobs. The branch, which will be opened by former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, will be headed up by branch directors Neil Robinson and Shaun Webb, both …
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