To mark the opening of Selco's latest branch in Orpington, south London, the 2018 world darts champion Rob Cross took on customers and colleagues in special challenges, while the company made £4,000-worth of donations.
A renewed Get Britain Building campaign is urging the government to get behind SME builders and UK manufacturers, and distributors of construction products as it ramps up investment in critical infrastructure, public and commercial buildings and housing.
Tarmac is to take part in a ground-breaking project to explore the potential of plasma energy and hydrogen technology in the production of cement and lime.
Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 published in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) round off a disappointing year for the sector, with a third consecutive quarter of negative growth.
Following the news that the Rt Hon Christopher Pincher has been appointed as the Minister for Housing, John Newcomb, Chief Executive, the Builders Merchants’ Federation, issued a statement.
LEW Electrical Distributors (LEW) will roll out new cutting edge business software from Enterprise Resource Planning and Warehouse Management specialists OrderWise across its head office and all of its 13 branches.
Established in 1927, J Rotherham Masonry, a bespoke kitchen worktop manufacturer, has called in the administrators after it was unable to meet its financial obligations, due to "cash flow issues".
ACO Water Management has unveiled a refurbished 2,500 sq ft training facility designed to educate and engage builders’ merchants on how they can advise customers on selecting effective drainage solutions.
The Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) has partnered with Paymentsense, the provider of card payment solutions for businesses, to cut the cost of trade counter card payments.
At a time when the market is tough for many merchants, Russell Roof Tiles has invested in a host of new merchandise and marketing material to support merchants who sell in-store or online.
