Analyst calls the figures “remarkable” but warns further supply issues could hit the industry in 2022 Sales at builders merchants may have grown by nearly 30% last year during construction’s rapid ...

The Newry-headquartered building supply firm Murdock Group has made another key acquisition in the Republic after confirming it has bought Donegal Town Hardware & DIY Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

A Cornish-based builder’s merchant has expanded with the acquisition of a counterpart, supported by a six-figure finance package from Barclays. Established in 1965, Richards Builders Merchants is ...

Turnover and profits have surged at an acquisitive builders' merchant that can trace its roots back to the 1800s. J T Atkinson was established in 1860 when James Atkinson left the family watermill in ...

Builders merchants saw trade slump by 20% late last year. Sales plummeted between October and December compared with the year before, according to trade body the Builders Merchants Federation.

Biggest firms tell minister they want to keep supply chains moving The three largest builders’ merchants have written to the government to offer their support in the face of the growing economic ...