A Grade I listed stately home can have a green energy heating system, thanks to help from Polypipe Building Products plastic piping systems manufacturer. The Doncaster-based manufacturer has donated more than 160 metres of structured wall pipe and fittings to Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham. The donation means Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust can divert modern sewerage […]

The fashionable look of terrazzo flooring can be achieved with the benefit of easy installation and at a fraction of the cost of the traditional material with the BerryAlloc® Pure luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring range, available from IDS. The Terrazzo Light Grey décor (pictured) authentically replicates traditionally laid terrazzo and will make a statement […]

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has appointesd two new Board members. Frank Elkins, Chief Operating Officer at Travis Perkins plc and Lee Harwood, Group Finance Director at Bradfords Building Supplies Ltd have been elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation. Elkins takes up his position on 1 April 2021 and […]

An independent plumbing and heating firms  has figured out a novel way to get football fans back into the main stand at Turf Moor, home of Premier League team Burnley FC. An imaginative community project, instigated by James Hargreaves Plumbing Depot, has resulted in a new generation of ‘supporter’ – made out of sinks, pipes, […]

Polypipe has taken a controlling interest in pultrusion and compression moulding manufacturer, Plura Innovations, expanding its expertise in advanced materials technology. Plura will be integrated into the Polypipe Infrastructure & Landscape division, enhancing its manufacturing capabilities and broadening its product offer to include access chambers and specialist ducting systems along with landscape solutions for urban […]

Builders merchants’ sales remained strong as the country went through the third lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index report. Merchants’ sales to the interior trades have not fared well during the third lockdown, according to the BMBI. Year-on-year growth was driven primarily by three product categories: Timber […]

Specialist building products distributor, SIG UK, is re-opening its branch in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. The 30,000sq ft premises, just outside Glasgow, has been completely refurbished and will hold up to £1 million in stock and have 30 permanent members of staff when it opens on March 29, 2021. David Hope, divisional managing director for the […]