STARK Building Materials UK has launched a new digital delivery tracking and notification service, designed to provide real-time updates on orders.

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As published in our April 2026 edition, PBM looks behind the numbers at the performance of the UK merchant sector’s largest businesses during 2025. 

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As the business celebrates three years within the STARK Group, Jewson has restructured itself into three divisions in a move designed to position it for accelerated growth.

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Jewson has officially opened its reinvented St Austell branch, following a major refurbishment.

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Writing in the Viewpoint column of PBM’s February 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies contemplates the quiet and rather eerie start to the New Year...

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Jewson's Bedford branch has been fully refurbished, upgraded and rebranded to offer an increased product range in line with the merchant’s Branch of the Future concept.

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In the viewpoint column of PBM’s November edition, editor Paul Davies considers the findings of a number of recent customer research projects and the implications for the merchant sector...

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The Builders Merchant Branch of the Future, a comprehensive report sponsored by the BMF, is designed to set new standards for the trade customer experience for the next decade.

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According to new research from Jewson, more than half (54%) of builders and tradespeople are winning more work by offering solutions and services linked to sustainability.

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PBM editor Paul Davies offers more thoughts on Jewson's recently opened Luton branch and the implications its transformation has for the merchant sector at large.

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