More than half of installers currently don’t feel confident or sufficiently trained to carry out a heat pump installation, according to research by Wolseley.

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STARK Building Materials UK has launched a new careers website designed to “show young people, career changers and returners the breadth of careers available across the building materials sector.”

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The Bence Group, based in the Cotswolds, has unveiled a new leadership team as the sixth-generation family business enters its 173rd year and “targets the next phase of growth.”

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The Midlands construction industry has once again come together for an incredible evening of fundraising, raising an outstanding £195,000 for five charities at the 2026 Midlands Construction Charity Ball.

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The merchant sector has a vital role to play in helping housing providers ensure compliance with Awaab’s Law Phase 2. Huws Gray Partnership Solutions’ Lyndon Johnson explores what the changes mean for the sector.

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The Fleetwood branch of Huws Gray is now providing Plant and Tool Hire, becoming its 87th site to provide the service as the offering continues to be rolled out at existing branches nationwide.

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The industry responds to the Government's announcement of a new equity loan scheme for England, named ‘Your First Home’, designed to “support more people into home ownership.”

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Family-run Snowdon Timber in North Wales caters mostly to the trades but reports it has found a new source of growth on Temu, selling to hobbyists working on personal projects.

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John Lawson, who has dedicated more than 70 years to his family’s business, builders’ merchant Lawsons, has been named the winner of the 2026 National Lifetime Achievement Award by Family Business United.

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Builders’ merchants are being urged to come together and pledge their support for a ground-breaking new mental health support initiative which aims to reach every customer of every merchant branch in the UK.

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