A SOUTH WALES timber and builders merchants has been sold out of administration to Robert Price (Builders’ Merchants) Limited, securing the jobs of all 53 employees. The majority of the business and assets of T.G. Howell & Sons Ltd, trading as Terry Howell Timber & Builders’ Merchants, has been sold in a pre-packaged sale. The
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A TIMBER merchant has moved its timber import terminal base from Goole Docks, 50 miles up the Humber estuary to Immingham Docks. The move and new location provide more space for SR Timber’s increasing sales of timber construction products. The Port of Immingham, also known as Immingham Dock is a major port on the east
AJW DISTRIBUTION, the South East centred roofing and cladding supplies, family-run business, has completed its first acquisition. Castle Roofing Supplies Ltd in Market Deeping was acquired by AJW Distribution in a deal completed on 16 February 2024. Ken Smith, the owner of Castle Roofing Supplies, was looking for a similarly family-run company to continue the business.
AN EX-COUNCIL worker and a roofing firm worker are beginning their jail sentences for fraud and bribery after they conspired to swindle New Forest District Council and its taxpayers. Former New Forest District Council maintenance operative, Richard Cullen, aged 55 from Luton, took bribes from 34-year-old Mark Diaper, who worked at a Southampton roofing company, which
AFTER A CAREER of five decades, Kevin Jennings, the commercial director at Insite Cladding & Roofing, is retiring. Specialising in cladding and roofing, Kevin Jennings is well known in the industry by colleagues. Kevin joined the roofing sector as an apprentice, quickly being promoted and eventually becoming the commercial director. As the driving force behind
A DURHAM-BASED roofing and cladding firm has gone into administration with the loss of 30 jobs. Aspect Facades Limited, which specialised in the design, supply, installation and maintenance of cladding and roofing systems, had experienced rapid growth over recent years. However, it collapsed following a series of external factors including delayed projects and rising costs.
FOLLOWING FLOODS, Babworth Animal Rescue Kennels (BARK) has been provided with free materials and roof repairs by PermaGroup. The roofing company joined forces with other local businesses to contribute to the rebuilding and repairs, providing materials, expertise and labour. Extensive repairs were needed to fix the centre, which is already 20 years old. The suppliers
A FAMILY-OWNED builders’ merchant has acquired part of a specialist timber range to its portfolio while appointing two new employees. Based in Widnes, Cheshire, Silva Timber went into administration in October 2023. The deal sees Beesley & Fildes acquire a range of products from the business, including external cladding, coated wood, hardwood decking, slatted screen
THE EASTERN Region Roof Training Group held its annual Employer Event and Apprentice Awards last week on 8 February 2024. The Norfolk-based independent, non-profit training provider held the event at its dedicated premises and was well attended by employers and apprentices, as well as tutors, suppliers and the Group’s governors. The Eastern Region Roof Training
