Search Results: 'Jewson'

Rushlift wins £45m extension to Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland contract
20 December, 2022
Rushlift, the national full-service provider of materials handling equipment (MHE), has secured a major three-year extension to its successful, long-running MHE contract with the UK and Ireland business of international building solutions and materials manufacturer and supplier, Saint-Gobain. At the end of the three-year arrangement Saint-Gobain (UK&I) has the option to further extend the contract by two more years.

Danish group enters UK builders merchant market with acquisition of Jewson and International Timber
16 December, 2022
Denmark’s Stark Group A/S has signed a £740m agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd – including builders merchant giant Jewson – which operates more than 600 branches and distribution centres in the UK.

SAM invests £1m in new primed finish
29 November, 2022
MDF mouldings manufacturer, SAM, has announced the 2023 launch of its new primed finish. As a commitment to bringing the best in market products and setting the bar on quality and standard, and as part of an overall project to improve its service package, SAM has invested more than £1m in developing its latest primed mouldings solution.

MP visit highlights merchant industry role
18 October, 2022
MP for Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner, David Simmonds, has seen first-hand the role the building materials industry can play in improving energy efficiency – and driving down energy bills – for constituents.

Obituary – Robert Bruce
07 September, 2022
Robert Bruce, sales director for MH Southern & Co Ltd, Timber Trade Benevolent Society (TTBS) trustee and a well-known figure in the UK timber trade has died aged 63 following a short illness.

Working together
25 January, 2022
Jan Antonovics, of training provider TFT Woodexperts, looks at how the timber industry is using training to face the future