Tamsin Bowden

MKM Building Supplies expands Scottish branch network with Spey Valley Timber acquisition

05/08/2021—Tamsin Bowden

MKM Building Supplies Boosts Scottish Presence with Spey Valley Acquisition

MKM Building Supplies, the UK’s largest independent builders merchant, has purchased Spey Valley Timber & Builders Merchants. This acquisition follows a period of significant growth in Scotland for MKM, with the business having unveiled a new branch in Inverness last month, and one planned for Peterhead next month. The addition of Spey Valley grows MKM’s Scottish network to 17 branches.

Two business representatives shaking hands in celebration of Staff Appreciation Day

05/08/2021—Tamsin Bowden

Huws Gray Expands with Sandysike Builders Merchants Acquisition

Builders merchant group Huws Gray has acquired another builders merchants, Sandysike Builders Merchants Ltd, based in Carlisle, Cumbria. The family-run business has been serving Cumbria and South West Scotland for more than 22 years, supplying a large range of high-quality building materials, bathrooms and wood-burning stoves. Family members Melanie Forster, Stephanie Forster and Grant Kelton will remain to manage the business.

15/07/2021—Tamsin Bowden

Graham Plumbers Merchant Sold to Wolseley and UK Plumbing Supplies

Saint-Gobain’s Graham Plumbers Merchant business has been sold to competitors Wolseley and UK Plumbing Supplies, with the latter taking the majority of the Graham branches, plus the Graham name and website. A smaller number of branches will go to Wolseley. These changes are expected to be completed over the coming weeks.

28/06/2021—Tamsin Bowden

Builders' Merchant Company Ltd Completes Strategic Management Buyout

Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd (BMC) is pleased to announce the completion of a management buyout and the appointment of two new directors. BMC is the largest independent builders’ merchant in the Lincolnshire and Humber region, with four branches, and a projected turnover of around £12million in 2021.

18/05/2021—Tamsin Bowden

Recycled brick gets commercial funding

The K-Briq - a brick that has been made of recycled construction waste – will go into production, thanks to £1 million in funding by Zero Waste Scotland to its developer, Kenoteq, a clean-tech spin-out from Heriot-Watt University. The multi award-winning K-Briq is made from over 90% recycled demolition and construction waste materials, produces one tenth of the carbon dioxide emissions of a traditional fired brick, and requires less than one tenth of the energy in its manufacture. By re-using recycled materials, Kenoteq will lead the delivery of a circular economy revolution for the construction sector.

Builders’ Merchants Awards 2021 finalists listed for virtual ceremony

20/04/2021—Tamsin Bowden

Builders’ Merchants Awards 2021 Finalists Revealed Ahead of Virtual Ceremony

The finalists for the Builders’ Merchants Awards, to be held virtually on 14th May 2021, have been announced. The judges, who are all leaders within the building and construction industry, came together for a virtual judging day and have decided on three finalists for each category, due to the exceptional number and high level of nominations.