Free pizza Fridays at Covers

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be offering tradespeople the chance to win free pizza delivered to their workplace on every last Friday of the month.

Grant & Stone partners with Cairngorm Capital

Grant & Stone Limited, an independent builders' merchant based in the Thames Valley, has announced a new partnership with Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital).

Covers donated more than £100,000 over five years to local hospices

Covers has donated more than £100,000 to local hospices over the past five years as part of its Help for Hospices initiative.

Revealed: Winners of the NFRC Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year...

Held on November 15 at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, the Awards recognise and reward outstanding standards of workmanship and technical expertise in the roofing industry within Scotland.

Leeds College of Building Rated ‘good’ in Ofsted report

The Principal of the UK’s only specialist further education construction college says he is “delighted” after Leeds College of Building was graded ‘Good’ in all areas in its most recent Ofsted inspection.

Defibrillators fitted at all Selco branches

A leading UK builders merchant has demonstrated its commitment to customer and staff welfare by installing dozens of new defibrillators across its entire business.

Chinese steel delegation researches UK market

Chinese steel building experts have been conferring with UK counterparts during a fact-finding mission to understand more about British building standards.

Success for 13 winners at the CITB Apprenticeship Awards

The CITB Apprenticeship Awards took place on 7 November at Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London.

Home improvement sector in need of repair, says FMB

A National Retrofit Strategy is needed to boost the domestic repair and maintenance sector in construction, according to the Federation of Master Builders, in response to the construction ONS data, which was published on November 11.

BMF pledges support to Armed Forces community

The Builders Merchants Federation has received a Bronze Award for demonstrating its support for the Armed Forces community.