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News Archive - May 2010
Travis Perkins makes bid for BSS 28-May-2010
Travis Perkins has announced today that it has put in an indicative offer of 553 million for the entire issued and to be iss...
House-building funds fall victim to spending cuts 26-May-2010
Hundreds of millions of pounds are to be axed from schemes like Kickstart and low-cost home ownership deals as part of the ne...
CPA demands clarity on construction cuts 26-May-2010
The Construction Products Association wants clarity urgently on how construction will be affected by a proposed 6.2 billion ...
BSS Group sees profits drop 24% 26-May-2010
Plumbing and heating merchant group BSS group has reported a fall in pre-tax profits for the year ended March 31 on revenue t...
NBG Southern retains builders merchant trophy 26-May-2010
The Southern Region of independent builders merchant buying group NBG LLP has won the group's football competition for the se...
Thompsons md wins entrepreneur award 26-May-2010
The boss of independent builders merchant Thompson Building Centres has won a major business award in the north east.
Cemex opens new concrete plant 20-May-2010
Concrete product and cement manufacturer Cemex has opened a new ready-mixed concrete plant in York.
Welsh minister investigates cement health concerns 20-May-2010
Hanson Cement is helping the Welsh health minister with an investigation into the possible health risks of living near to a c...
Government scraps need for HIPS 20-May-2010
The much-maligned Home Information Packs have been scrapped with effect from today.
Independent paint maker runs for charity 19-May-2010
Independent paint manufacturer HMG Paints of Collyhurst, Manchester entered its biggest team ever in the BUPA Great Mancheste...
Leyland paints joins forces with Selco 18-May-2010
Trade paint brand Leyland joined forces with builders merchant Selco in a national radio advertising campaign.
Wolseley shares rise on trading update 18-May-2010
Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley saw its shares rise last week after it released a trading update indicating a r...
Travis Perkins wins Supplier of the Year award 18-May-2010
The Managed Services division of builders merchant group Travis Perkins was awarded Supplier of the Year at the Housing Excel...
Silverline launches 2010 Power Tool Drag Racing Championship 18-May-2010
Tool supplier Silverline Tools has launched the 2010 Silverline Power Tool Drag Racing Championship.
Baxi's Ecogen wins Green Innovation Award 18-May-2010
The Ecogen micro-CHP from boiler and heating equipment manufacturer Baxi has won the Green Innovation Award at the Sustainabi...
Government appoints new housing and construction ministers 17-May-2010
The new UK coalition government has officially appointed its new housing and construction ministers.
Travis Perkins' sales rise for first four months 17-May-2010
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins saw group revenue rise 2.2% for the four months to the end of April, according to an i...
Global Stone takes bees' message to Chelsea 17-May-2010
Colchester-based paving importer and supplier, Global Stone, is sponsoring a show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this and...
Marshalls hold revenue steady 17-May-2010
Landscaping products manufacturer Marshalls maintained headline revenue for the four months ended 30 April 2010 in line with...
Construction calls on coalition government to Get Britain Building 17-May-2010
A concerted lobbying campaign to maintain public spending is underway to ensure the new post-election coalition government ma...
Graham and Jewson win safety awards 17-May-2010
Plumbers merchant Graham and sister builders merchant Jewson have won Gold achievement awards in the Royal Society for the Pr...
Housing and supermarkets leading the construction recovery 17-May-2010
Construction starts rose 10.5% in the first quarter of 2010, thanks mainly to supermarket developments and residential scheme...
Thompsons md reaches Everest base camp 17-May-2010
Builders merchant Anne Ganley, managing director of north east independent builders merchants Thompsons Building Centres has ...
Builders merchant meets man whose life he saved 17-May-2010
Builders merchant Tom Waygood, who works at Travis Perkins in Bristol, has met up with the delivery driver whose life he help...
NHIC regrets end of boiler scrappage scheme 13-May-2010
The boiler scrappage scheme has the potential to offer more savings, according to Andrew Leech, director of the National Hom...
Construction product sales stay in recession 13-May-2010
Overall construction activty in the UK contracted for the seventh consecutive quarter in 2010 Q1, according to the latest Con...
Cement and aggregates call for investment 13-May-2010
Investment in the construction sector is vital for the creation of economic growth, according to the Mineral Products Associa...
ATAG md to ride through France for charity 13-May-2010
Phil Bell, managing director of ATAG Heating is to cycle 800 miles across France on behalf of the British Heart Foundation.
PTS takes on Cystic Fibrosis as chosen charity 13-May-2010
Plumbers merchant chain PTS has taken on the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (CFT) as its nominated charity following a two year findra...
Thieves strike at Hull builders merchant 11-May-2010
Thousands of pounds worth of tools have been stolen from a branch of builders merchant Jewson in Hull.
Wolseley gets new UK md 10-May-2010
As of today, builders merchant chain Wolseley has a new UK managing director.
Construction industry faces further uncertainty under hung Parliament 10-May-2010
The construction industry faces a period of continued uncertainty, given that no political party managed to win an overall ma...
Baxi takes boiler promotion on the road 10-May-2010
Boiler manufacturer Baxi is touring merchant premises round the country with its World Cup-themed roadshow promotion.
Twyford Bathrooms to close Alsager factory 10-May-2010
Bathroom manufacturer Twyford Bathrooms is to stop manufacturing at its factory in Alsager, Cheshire.
Share the stories you like on buildersmerchantsjournal.net 10-May-2010
Buildersmerchantsjournal.net has added a new facility to allow readers to share the stories and blogs they find interesting o...
Jewson helps Sheffield builders go green 6-May-2010
Builders merchant chain Jewson held a 'green' training and awareness day at its Sheffield Parkway branch.
Grafton group suffers from bad weather 6-May-2010
Irish-based builders merchant group Grafton saw sales fall by 25m this January thanks to the appalling bad weather across th...
CPA chairman lauds construction's essential role 4-May-2010
The construction industry has a crucial role to play in the UK's economic recovery, according to the newly-elected chairman o...
NMBS focuses on the future 4-May-2010
Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will be demonstrating its e-trading offers at the group's annual exhibition n...
Builders merchant gets pizza sponsorship for Everest trip 4-May-2010
Anne Ganley, managing director of independent builders merchant Thompson Building Centres in Sunderland is on her way to cli...
NMBS to launch Green Guide 4-May-2010
Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will be launching the 2010 edition of The Green Product Guide at the group's ...
Lafarge launches cement collection and recycling service 4-May-2010
Cement company Lafarge UK is to introduce a cement collection and recycling service to help builders merchants cut waste goin...
Performance Timber buys Dale Joinery 4-May-2010
The Performance Timber Products Group has bought the order book and intellectual property of Dale Joinery (Lichfield) from it...
BSW Timber welcomes Chancellor to Dalbeattie Site 4-May-2010
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling MP visited BSW Timber's Howie Forest Products site at Dalbeattie last week in th...
European builders merchants to congregate in Venice 4-May-2010
UFEMAT, the European Association of National Builders' Merchant Associations and Manufacturers, is organising its annual cong...
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