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BMF enlarges industry statistics scope
BMF enlarges industry statistics scope
Launched in 2015 as a brand of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), BMBI uses data from GfK’s ground-breaking Builders Merchants Panel, the panel captures generalist builders’ merchants’ sales throughout Great…
Employment and net zero the main builders’ merchant priorities
Employment and net zero the main builders’ merchant priorities
ECI Software Solutions, a software specialist for building trade suppliers, polled builders’ merchants across the UK to reveal their top challenges and opportunities for the year ahead, creating the Builders…
Timber specialist welcomes local MSP to Grangemouth HQ
Timber specialist welcomes local MSP to Grangemouth HQ
NATIONAL Timber Group Scotland recently welcomed Michelle Thomson MSP to the firm’s Grangemouth head office. The Thornbridge Timber site is the central processing and distribution hub for the network of 25…
Roofscape Design Awards return for 2024
Roofscape Design Awards return for 2024
Following a successful launch in 2023, the awards are back for its second year. The awards will recognise projects that showcase the highest design, innovation, and sustainability standards in using…
Octowood Champions Arxada’s Game-changing, Wood Protection Solution, Tanasote®
Octowood Champions Arxada’s Game-changing, Wood Protection Solution, Tanasote®
Octowood, part of the Rundvirke Industrier AB Group, has invested in a new Tanasote® treatment plant to offer an additional choice of long-term wood protection to their fencing and powerline…
Beesley & Fildes acquires specialist timber range from Silva Timber
Beesley & Fildes acquires specialist timber range from Silva Timber
Family-owned builders merchant Beesley & Fildes has acquired part of Silva Timber adding a specialist timber range to its portfolio and appointing two new employees. Based in Widnes, Silva Timber…
Swedish Wood hosts event at residence of Swedish ambassador
Swedish Wood hosts event at residence of Swedish ambassador
On February 23, 40 senior representatives of construction companies, the insurance industry, developers, architects, academics and policymakers gathered at the residence of the ambassador for Sweden to the UK in…
Scott Timber Engineering unveils Easi-Fit range
Scott Timber Engineering unveils Easi-Fit range
Scott Timber Engineering (STE) has unveiled a set of standardised timber vehicle storage solutions and porches, aimed at allowing housebuilders to cut down construction time and resources on site whilst…
West Fraser’s CaberMDF is perfect all around the house
West Fraser’s CaberMDF is perfect all around the house
The original CaberMDF was developed in the 1960’s. Still as popular today and manufactured by West Fraser UK in Scotland, the highly engineered product can be seen all over the…
Newport timber company optimistic despite turnover and profits fall
Newport timber company optimistic despite turnover and profits fall
A Newport-based timber company has reported a “good and solid set of trading results” despite turnover and pre-tax profit dipping, with it eyeing a pipeline of acquisitions and an “exciting” future.…