Plumbing, heating and bathrooms membership groupThe IPG has welcomed its 200th Member – Thompson & Leigh. Glenn Fisher,  IPG’s managing director said: “It’s encouraging to see new members joining the group on a regular basis, in reaching our 200th member we are demonstrating our commitment to the great British independent business. The work we have done […]

Ex-Blues and Baggies striker and local philanthropist Geoff Horsfield was the special guest for the grand opening launch event of MKM Building Supplies new state-of-the-art Birmingham North branch. The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, celebrating its 84th new branch opening across the UK, invited the football legend to mark the branch officially opening its doors […]

Lords Builders Merchants was established in 1985 as a family-owned business and now has nine branches across west London and the home counties, with continued expansion plans in place. As part of this programme of investment and expansion, Lords is investing into the complete redevelopment of its Beaconsfield branch that will bring an exciting range […]

Grant UK’s Training Academy in Devizes has reconfigured part of their facilities onsite to allow for the development of a new training area which will be used for the delivery of online training courses via the Grant eLearning Academy. The Training Academy at Grant UK’s head offices in Devizes, Wiltshire, has been established for almost […]

For professional landscapers and groundskeepers, having the freedom to move around the work area without restriction is key to achieving quality results. The LM001CZ is powered by Makita’s leading LXT cordless technology so it offers maximum flexibility and increased safety, as there is no need to transport fuel and no emissions are released during operation. […]

Global timber shortages have put the UK housebuilding industry’s supply chain in the eye of a perfect storm – with faltering availability and rapidly rising costs of basic materials such as roofing batten, presenting a serious challenge to the housebuilding industry – and one they must face and deal with together. The National Federation of Roofing […]

Most people sell their souls, And live with a good conscience on the proceeds Almost 11 years to the day since Travis Perkins’ then CEO Geoff Cooper surprised the markets with a bid, subsequently successful, for the BSS Group, his successor bar one, Nick Roberts, has overseen the long-touted divestment of the Travis Perkins  Plumbing […]