Durham builders’ merchant Archibalds, which supplies products including timber to the building industry, has been awarded a Partnered Alliance agreement by Hewlett Civil Engineering.

A division of the Saint-Gobain building distribution group, Archibald is one of only a handful of companies to have been awarded this certification.

The two companies are also working together on projects involving the Construction Best Practice programme, the development of collaborative working programmes and best practice with supply chain deliverables.