Four leading Midlands independent companies – Tippers, EH Smith Builders Merchants, Friel Construction and M Lambe Construction – joined forces on September 19 for the inaugural Midlands Construction Charity Event. The event, held at the newly built Masters Suite at The Belfry, raised a staggering £167,000. This sum will be …
Read More »Lichfield MP visits Tippers
Tippers, the Lichfield-based family-run, independent builders merchant welcomed Dave Robertson MP to its head office branch to show him how builders’ merchants are preparing to deliver the Government’s ambitious programme to build 1.5 million new homes. He was welcomed by joint managing directors Joe and Bill Tipper, along with Brett …
Read More »Family fortunes
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes No matter how haggard and cynical I get, I am still one of those people who gets a tiny bit excited when I spot people I’ve seen on the telly in the flesh so to speak …
Read More »Tippers buys three BPS branches
Tippers, the family-run independent Midlands-based builders’ merchant, has acquired three branches from independent builders merchant BPS (Building & Plumbing Supplies), based in Leamington Spa. The three branches, located in Bidford, Shipston, and Southam, are the next step in Tippers’ journey of growth and commitment to serving the local building community. …
Read More »Tippers boasts 51% increase in sales after receiving product training
Tippers Builders Merchants has hailed the product training and in-branch support provided by Setcrete in helping the merchant to achieve record levelling compound sales. The merchant recorded a 51% increase in sales of Setcrete products from 2021 to 2022, which has further increased over the past 12 months. Tippers director, …
Read More »Tippers celebrates hospice fund-raising milestone
Independent family-owned and family-run builders merchants Tippers, based in Lichfield, have celebrated raising £200,000 over the past five years for a local children’s hospice charity. The company has been supporting the charity’s Walsall hospice, Acorns in the Black Country, through donations and fundraising since 2018. All money raised has gone …
Read More »CEMEX expands logistics fleet
Building materials supplier CEMEX is helping to meet growing customer demand for its products by adding 10 new lower emission tippers to its own fleet. They boast upgraded safety features, a higher payload for increased efficiency and a step change in decarbonisation of its delivery fleet. The new Volvo FM …
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