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 […]

A Leeds college is celebrating its latest figures indicating a boost in women moving into some fields of construction. According to the data, over the last 4 years Leeds College of Building has seen a 30% increase in the number of women studying technician courses including civil engineering and quantity surveying with the College now […]

HP, Lenovo, Skanska, Bluebeam, Bentley Systems and Kier, are among the 180 companies preparing to showcase their latest offerings at the ‘biggest ever’ Digital Construction Week, which returns to London ExCeL on 16-17 October. Attendees to the UK’s leading exhibition for innovation and technology in the built environment will have an exclusive opportunity to meet […]

  W.Howard Group has welcomed James Leader as the latest sales executive to join the company. Leader joined the MDF profile manufacturer in early April 2020, covering London and the area inside the M25. He will be working closely with builders’ merchants, timber merchants and all W.Howard stockists, and has extensive experience in the merchant […]

Abet Ltd is delighted to announce the arrival of Polaris, a new collection launched in the UK at the Architect@Work Show in London's Olympia. Polaris is a revolutionary new product with a smooth and velvety touch which is highly resistant to shock …

Lewis Aird has joined the Stelrad Brand Specialists team, responsible for the North East of England from York up to the Scottish border. A good team player, he played football for Newcastle United from the age of 9 to 19 before accepting a Soccer Scholarship to play for Northeastern University in Boston in the USA. […]

Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has published its first Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report to take account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Interrupted and unsettling trading patterns during the first six months of 2020 made the second half of the year more difficult to predict.  Initial forecasts expected average growth to decline by […]