The finalists have been announced for the 2026 Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards, following a record number of submissions from builders merchants across the island of Ireland. With 22 businesses now in contention across eight award categories, they reflect the strength, resilience and innovation that continue to define the sector. Following a highly competitive entry […]

Octabuild has announced that the competition for the 2024 all-island Octabuild Builders Merchant Excellence Awards is now open for entries. This year, for the first time, every store that enters the awards will automatically qualify for free entry into a draw for a chance to win €4,000 or £3,500 for the benefit of the store’s employees. Declan Conlon, […]

Builders merchants from Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Larne, Coleraine and Ballywalter have been honoured in the fifth Octabuild Builders Merchant Awards for Northern Ireland. The building material manufacturers who organised the awards as Octabuild are: Gyproc, Dulux Paints, Glennon Brothers, Kingspan Insulation, Sanbra Fyffe, Tegral and Wavin. The overall award went to JP Corry, Lisburn while […]