ASSA ABLOY has acquired HKC, a leading manufacturer of professional fit, wired and wireless alarms and cloud based monitoring solutions for both the residential and commercial markets, based in Ireland. ASSA ABLOY is an international group with around 47,000 employees and has global sales close to £6.4 billion. In the UK, ASSA ABLOY is best […]

 ROCKWOOL, the world’s largest producer of non-combustible stone wool insulation, introduces a fire-resistant insulation, specifically designed to meet the latest, rigorous EN fire resistance standards in a varied range of ductwork applications.   As part of the existing ROCKWOOL FirePro® range, the DuctRock® system meets the EN fire resistance standards EN1366-1 for A and B […]

Snows Timber, part of the Bradfords group, has implemented a new routing and scheduling system. The programme, named Routyn, means the company can deliver the same volume of products with 25% fewer vehicles covering 10% fewer miles. Snows is the first company in the UK to use Routyn which was developed in Portugal. The system […]

British Gypsum announced the new appointments of Stacey Temprell as Marketing Director and Paul Lake as Sales Director. Together they will develop the company’s commercial strategy and extensive range of products and services. Prior to this appointment, Temprell was responsible for supporting the development of Saint-Gobain’s Habitat strategy in the UK and Ireland, leading its […]

Merchant lightside buying group PHG presented its 2018 supplier awards at Carden Park Hotel following a day of golfing and track driving. Over 240 guests attended the awards dinner and collectively raised £3,335 for WaterAid, a charity they have supported for the last three years. PHG chairman, David Pochin said: “The PHG Suppliers Awards event […]

On-site training, top quality workmanship and a market-leading 15-year guarantee led Trivallis, one of the largest social landlords in Wales, to choose the free-of-charge roof specification service offered by Redland – the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of pitched roof systems – when it needed to re-roof the Maerdy estate in Rhondda, South Wales. Built […]

Yale, along with a host of other technology giants, is sponsoring Smart Home Week 2018 – an initiative to showcase the very best in smart, connected and integrated home technology. Running from 21st – 27th May, Smart Home Week will help trade professionals get to grips with the smart home and smart security industry and […]