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• Selco staff get creative for Macmillan

  Coffee, cakes, competitions and hair shaves were the order of the day in all 66 Selco branches to support Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

• Stewart Milne Timber Systems and Taylor Lane scoop top industry award

  A collaborative project between Stewart Milne Timber Systems and Taylor Lane Timber Frame has been recognised for demonstrating the best use of timber frame at this year’s coveted Structural Timber Awards.

• Russell has online tools covered

  In an evolving digital age, Russell Roof Tiles has seen growing popularity for its interactive digital platforms, seeing almost 3,000 customers benefitting in just 12 months.

• Saint-Gobain brands come together to celebrate staff with new Offsite Solutions Awards

  International Timber, Pasquill, Roofspace Solutions and Scotframe have joined forces to launch the Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions (OSS) Awards, in an attempt to recognise and highlight achievements of staff across all four businesses.

• Ibstock’s new Product Selector streamlines brick sourcing

  Ibstock Brick has launched an innovative new Product Selector designed to help architects, specifiers, merchants and builders identify the perfect brick for their project.

• Selco announces 'historic' new distribution centre

  Selco Builders Warehouse has exchanged contracts and begun work on a new 60,000 sq ft lightside distribution centre due to open in January 2020. 

• Better Bathrooms profitable again

  The Buy it Direct Group has announced that it has turned Better Bathrooms into a profitable company again after acquiring the ailing business in March this year.

• Selco tackles Monday blues with £13k customer giveaway

  Each of Selco’s 66 branches gave customers the chance to win £200 worth of Sainsbury’s shopping vouchers, simply by being the first person into a store wearing an item of Selco merchandise.

• Wykamol's Brexit-busting new plant gets BBA opening

  A multi-million pound new plant designed to improve Wykamol's environmental performance and ensure product supply post-Brexit has been opened by the British Board of Agrément (BBA).

• Aggregate Industries urges prioritising mental health following startling new statistics

  On the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10th October), Aggregate Industries is emphasising the importance of prioritising employee mental health and wellbeing.

• Chandlers and Parkers merge

  Chandlers Building Supplies Ltd and Parker Building Supplies Ltd have announced that they have merged after Chandlers is bought up by equity firm.

• Survey reveals many people leave it too late to secure their homes

  A survey for IronmongeryDirect found that 85% of tradespeople were only asked to fit security products after a break-in.

• Nicks Timber enthuses the Next Generation

  HNC Construction students joined Nicks Timber for the latest TTF TimberWorks visit.

• Wolseley and Ideal Boilers launch ‘Epic Giveaway’ for installers

  Wolseley and Ideal Boilers are giving plumbing and heating installers the chance to win thousands of pounds-worth of prizes as part of their 'Epic Giveaway', including a VW Transporter van worth £40,000.

• Selco Driver Academy is revving to go

  Selco Builders Warehouse, working in partnership with Interserve Learning & Employment and Fleetmaster, has launched a Driving Academy for its staff, the first phase of which could produce up to 50 fully qualified HGV drivers.

• Abbeygate joins National Buying Group

  The National Buying Group (NBG) is adding to its list of partners yet again, as it announces the recruitment of London-based merchant Abbeygate Builders Merchants Ltd.