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Chandlers Roofing Supplies has opened a new branch in Guildford, the largest of its kind in the region. The 17,500 sq foot flagship branch in Peasmarsh features a drive thru’ facility and a large yard and warehouse, capable of holding over 600 roofing products. This latest branch joins the newly …
Read More »Timescales could scupper Green Homes Grant Scheme success, fears NIA
The National Insulation Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer today calling for the £2 billion Green Homes Grant Scheme to be extended due to its concern that the short timescales will limit the scheme’s success. The Green Homes Grant Scheme went live on 30th September and there are …
Read More »Ibstock Concrete helps sports injury foundation
Ibstock Concrete has joined forces with Davidsons Homes to develop a new accommodation complex at the Matt Hampson Foundation Get Busy Living Centre in Leicestershire The Foundation’s Get Busy Living Centre in Leicestershire provides state-of-the-art rehabilitation facilities to support individuals recovering from life changing sports injuries. The new accommodation will …
Read More »Turnbulls boosts profits and sales
Hopkins group, parent company of independent builders and plumbers merchant Turnbull and Company in Lincolnshire has reported a rise in its turnover and pre-tax profits. The Sleaford-headquartered group saw turnover of £45.3m for the 12 months to 31 December 2019, up from £39.2m. Pre-tax profits rose from £1.9m to £1.95m …
Read More »Lockdown aids CMOStores turnover
Online construction products merchant CMOStores.com has posted turnover of £23m from January to June 2020, and profits up 126 per cent when compared to the same six month period in 2019. The uplift in sales in early 2020 meant that CMOStores.com not only retained all existing staff on full-time contracts …
Read More »Williams adds two
Trade-only plumbers merchant Williams has promoted Patrick Skilton to the role of Head of Commercial and Louise Kelly to the role of HR Manager. Formerly Senior Commercial Manager, Skilton, who joined the company’s Guildford branch in 2007, takes on responsibility for product and pricing, as well as the marketing and …
Read More »Pre-fabs could build a quarter of new homes by 2030
A new policy paper estimates that pre-fabricated housing could account for up to a quarter of new homes by 2030. The report Build Homes, Build Jobs, Build Innovation proposes a fast-track investment to construct 75,000 modular homes off-site a year by 2030. The paper is co-authored by Mark Farmer, who was appointed …
Read More »TG brings the outdoors in at Northwich
Independent builders’ merchants TG Builders merchants, part of the Tudor Griffiths Group, has opened a new indoor patio showroom at its Northwich branch. The branch in Manchester Road has unveiled over 40 different patios laid out across the showroom floor. As well as the layouts in situ, there are over …
Read More »Darlaston makes plans for new branch
Planning permission is being sought by independent builders merchant Darlaston Builders Merchants for a new site in Birmingham. The 4.2-acre site at Warwick Road and Wharfdale Road in Tyseley is currently vacant and overgrown and was formally used for scrap yard and metal reprocessing. If approved, 27,103 sq ft of …
Read More »Outdoor workers at risk from UV over-exposure: How merchants can help
Builders’ merchants have a crucial role to play in ensuring their employees and customers are protecting themselves against UV overexposure, even those who do not spend the whole working day outdoors. That’s according to a survey by SC Johnson Professional amongst construction health & safety professionals and employees which found …
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