merchants

Selco becomes first company to support Realise ‘Future Talent’ campaign
by Jennie Ward|28 July 26|Build, Supply
Builders’ merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has become the first company to support the Future Talent Employer Pledge, a campaign created by training provider Realise. Realise is calling on businesses across the UK to help tackle youth unemployment by pledging to take on an administrative apprentice over the next 12 months,...
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Merchant sales down -8.1% year-on-year in Q1 2026
by Jennie Ward|04 June 26|Build, Supply
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ like-for-like value sales for Q1 2026, adjusted to remove the impact of trading days, were -3.2% lower than Q1 2025. Like-for-like volume sales were down -8.1%, with product prices increasing +5.4%.
 
With no difference in trading days, unadjusted...
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MKM Building Supplies reports revenue growth in full-year results
by Jennie Ward|10 May 26|Build, Supply
TDUK member MKM Building Supplies (MKM), a leading UK independent builder’s merchant, has announced its full-year results for the year ended 30 September 2025. The company reports growth that outperforms the merchant market's growth of 1.2%, increasing its market share to 14.8% (FY2024: 13.3%). This has helped generate revenue growth...
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Member Profile: CTH puts customers back at the centre
by Jennie Ward|13 January 26|Build, Supply
Supplying Timber spoke with Consolidated Timber Holdings’ CEO Richard Martin to learn how the company is reshaping its business to place customers at its heart. Over the past 12 months, Consolidated Timber Holdings (CTH) has been quietly but decisively reshaping the way it operates. Through a series of practical, people-led changes, the...
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UK softwood market finds room for cautious optimism despite pressures
by Jennie Ward|13 November 25|Supply
The UK Challenges in the Softwood Sector panel at this year’s Global Market Conference brought together senior figures from some of Europe’s largest sawmilling groups to discuss supply, demand and market expectations for 2026. Hosted by Timber Development UK (TDUK) Chief Executive David Hopkins, the panel featured Markus Henningsson of SCA, Neil...
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Are you keeping your timber stocks safe?
by Jennie Ward|22 July 25|Build, Supply
TDUK explores why correct timber storage and transport matter more than ever, and offers some top tips to help merchants protect their stocks and minimise wastage.   With hot weather becoming a staple of 2025, and as the percentage of Redwood timber being delivered to builders’ merchants is rising, the...
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Why pine is replacing spruce in UK structural timber
by Jennie Ward|23 May 25|Build, Supply
The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) recently held a webinar informing members of the changing timber species mix now entering the UK, and how it will impact the construction industry – and trussed rafters in particular. For years, spruce has been the go-to species for structural timber in the UK. With...
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SIG Roofing wins ‘SHE’ award for cancer protection campaign
by Jennie Ward|22 April 25|Supply
SIG Roofing won the 'Marketing Campaign of the Year' award at the 2025 Safety & Health Excellence (SHE) Awards for its ‘Take a Squirt’ initiative, promoting skin cancer awareness among roofing industry colleagues and customers. In 2024 SIG Roofing partnered with SKCIN, a charity specialising in the prevention and early...
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Eva Timber: The flexible future of timber supply
by Jennie Ward|18 April 25|Supply
Supplying Timber met with TDUK member Eva Timber to find out more about its new Eva Direct offer of premium fencing, landscaping and softwood timber products. In the ever-evolving world of timber supply, Eva Timber is quickly establishing itself as a trusted importer of premium timber, bringing products to the...
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Webbs Builders’ Merchants targets trade with new Postsaver machine
by Jennie Ward|21 February 25|Build, Supply
Oxfordshire-based Webbs Builders Merchants has enhanced its fencing offering with the installation of a Postsaver application machine. This new addition will enable Webbs to meet growing customer demand for high-quality, long-lasting fencing solutions. The new Postsaver application machine enables Webbs Builders Merchants to fit Postsaver Pro-Wraps at source, supplying small...
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