Building services specialist merchant Brymec has helped to supply product and technical expertise on the construction of the landmark Bailey Point development, Bournemouth University’s new £31 million student accommodation project. The modern student accommodation, located at the heart of the university’s Lansdowne Campus, will home 550 students in ensuite bedroom apartments and studio flats, all […]

South Wales independent builders’ merchant LBS Builders Merchants opened its 26th branch yesterday (June 15). The branch, on the Ty Verlon Trading Estate in Barry, is the family-run company’s furthest east branch in Wales. The fully-refurbished site, off Cardiff Road, will consist of a builders’ merchant, a Total Plumbing outlet and a large, impressive kitchen […]

Wolseley, the plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant, is evolving its brand to highlight and signpost its key specialisms, under the banners of Wolseley Pipe and Wolseley Climate. John Hancock, managing director of Wolseley Pipe and Wolseley Climate, says: “In January 2018 our business brought together its different units under a single Wolseley brand. As […]

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Ecological Building Systems will bring together a Passivhaus expert, a timber construction pioneer and a world famous tourist attraction this November when the company takes its Perfect Airtight Seal Seminar Tour to Belfast’s Titanic venue. Combining a celebration of the city’s shipbuilding heritage with its pioneering approach to creating a more sustainable, efficient and comfortable […]

Buckinghamshire-based Grant & Stone has created the largest independent builders’ merchant group in southern England with the purchase of RGB Building Supplies, based in the West Country. The group will have 74 branches stretching from West London to Cornwall, with over 1,000 employees and revenues approaching £250m. RGB’s Chief Executive, Kevin Fenlon, will continue to […]

Brick manufacturer Ibstock, has added three new bricks targeted at the specification market and high-end housing developments. Albus, Niveus and Tenebris meet the growing demand for white and grey softmud bricks with handcreased textures. Suitable for use across Ibstock’s range of components and systems including MechSlip, Nexus and precast units, they are also available as […]