Builders merchant group Travis Perkins is to support trade association the Builders Merchants Federation in simplyfying the transfer of product information betwen manufacturers and merchants by joining the ETIM Trailblazers group. The aim of the group is to fast track the implementation of the ETIM model of data classification which will simplify the transfer of […]

Lords Group Trading Ltd, parent company of Lords Builders Merchants  has announced the appointment of Andrew Harrison as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st March 2021. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Plumbing and Heating division of Travis Perkins PLC, Harrison has held many senior positions within the Travis Perkins Group including the roles […]

  Strength in DIY sales during October and November has helped Travis Perkins to return £50m of UK government help. The Group says its Wickes and Toolstation brands benefited from the ‘surge in DIY trade’ during the first part of the Covid-19 pandemic and that it would return business rates relief and job retention scheme […]

Global plumbers merchant chain Ferguson plc has sold its Wolseley UK heating and plumbing distribution business, to private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today (January 4 2021) for approximately £308 million. In the year ended July 31, 2020 Wolseley UK’s revenue was £1,403 million, with operating profits at £2.2million. Ferguson said in a statement […]

The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report shows that sales to builders by Britain’s builders’ merchants were largely flat in October 2020, though the performance varied widely by product sector. The Landscaping sector continued to perform well, remaining strong into October and recording an increase of 16.5% compared to October last year. Timber & […]

National Timber Systems has invested in a new manufacturing system for its engineered joists, which will double its overall capacity. The production line, located at its Catterick site, has been dubbed the ‘Joist Super Centre’ after increasing the facility’s output from 250,000 metres per year to more than a million. This means National Timber Systems […]

Specialist plumbing and drainage merchant Wolseley UK saw turnover fall from £1.6bn to £1.4bn for the year to July 31 2020,. At the same time, parent company Ferguson plc says demerger plans “remain uncertain in the current economic environment” and that the board is looking at other ways of separating the businesses “in parallel with […]