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    BMI announces Apprentice of the Year 2026 winners

    BMI announces Apprentice of the Year 2026 winners

    4th August 2026
    • SIG improves profit performance amid weaker first-half trading

      SIG improves profit performance amid weaker first-half trading

      4th August 2026
    • BMF shortlists six for Data Excellence Award

      BMF shortlists six for Data Excellence Award

      4th August 2026
    • Elliotts launches Help You Build Guarantee

      Elliotts launches Help You Build Guarantee

      3rd August 2026
    • BMJ Industry Awards 2026: Finalist Listing Revealed

      BMJ Industry Awards 2026: Finalist Listing Revealed

      1st August 2026
    • Timbersource offers supplies for modern odyssey

      Timbersource offers supplies for modern odyssey

      30th July 2026
    • Groundwork underway for Heidelberg’s Padeswood project

      Groundwork underway for Heidelberg’s Padeswood project

      30th July 2026
  • Product News
    Geocel powers up its packaging

    Geocel powers up its packaging

    1st August 2026
    • Geberit expands TurboFlush to “all price points”

      Geberit expands TurboFlush to “all price points”

      1st August 2026
    • Makita releases new Steel Rebar Cutter

      Makita releases new Steel Rebar Cutter

      1st August 2026
    • Thompson’s revamps product packaging

      Thompson’s revamps product packaging

      29th July 2026
    • Freefoam & LBS grow sales together

      Freefoam & LBS grow sales together

      29th July 2026
    • Airflow and Ideal Bathrooms announce distribution partnership

      Airflow and Ideal Bathrooms announce distribution partnership

      23rd July 2026
    • PJH adds to Kuba bathroom furniture range

      PJH adds to Kuba bathroom furniture range

      21st July 2026
  • People News
    NFRC RSG Committee elects chair

    NFRC RSG Committee elects chair

    4th August 2026
    • Obituary: Peter Latham OBE

      Obituary: Peter Latham OBE

      4th August 2026
    • Lawsons strengthens leadership team

      Lawsons strengthens leadership team

      3rd August 2026
    • Grant Westfield announces sales team changes

      Grant Westfield announces sales team changes

      31st July 2026
    • Griffiths becomes Showerwall commercial director

      Griffiths becomes Showerwall commercial director

      29th July 2026
    • STARK secures chief commercial officer

      STARK secures chief commercial officer

      27th July 2026
    • Kudos Showers recruits regional sales manager

      Kudos Showers recruits regional sales manager

      27th July 2026
  • Blogs
    Burnham’s new broom

    Burnham’s new broom

    4th August 2026
    Building connections: building careers: building futures

    Building connections: building careers: building futures

    23rd July 2026
    Sport and politics, what else is there?

    Sport and politics, what else is there?

    20th July 2026
    World’s in a mess, let’s find some joy

    World’s in a mess, let’s find some joy

    14th July 2026
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  • SIG improves profit performance amid weaker first-half trading
  • BMF shortlists six for Data Excellence Award
  • Elliotts launches Help You Build Guarantee
  • Lawsons strengthens leadership team
  • BMJ Industry Awards 2026: Finalist Listing Revealed
  • Geocel powers up its packaging

News

  • BMI announces Apprentice of the Year 2026 winners

    BMI announces Apprentice of the Year 2026 winners

    Roofing manufacturer BMI UK & Ireland has crowned its 2026 BMI Apprentice of the Year …

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    SIG improves profit performance amid weaker first-half trading

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    BMF shortlists six for Data Excellence Award

  • Elliotts launches Help You Build Guarantee

    Elliotts launches Help You Build Guarantee

  • BMJ Industry Awards

    BMJ Industry Awards 2026: Finalist Listing Revealed

Product News

  • Geocel powers up its packaging

    Geocel powers up its packaging

    Manufacturer Geocel has consolidated its sealant, adhesive and filler products, re-launching the range with new …

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  • Geberit expands TurboFlush to every price point

    Geberit expands TurboFlush to “all price points”

  • Makita releases new Steel Rebar Cutter

    Makita releases new Steel Rebar Cutter

  • Thompsons Patio and Block Paving Cleaner Seal

    Thompson’s revamps product packaging

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    Freefoam & LBS grow sales together

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    Airflow and Ideal Bathrooms announce distribution partnership

  • BTL PJH KUBA WHITE MAIN

    PJH adds to Kuba bathroom furniture range

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    Water efficiency labelling alone won’t deliver Britain’s water-saving ambitions

     Suzannah Adey, External Affairs and ESG Lead at Mira Showers  We are in the midst …

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    Why we should rethink the Apprenticeship Levy

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    Why suppliers should invest in marketing during downturns

  • Combilift continues operating for 28 Years

    The Right Tool for the Job: How one Combilift has operated for 28 years

  • Al Ward, VP of commerce at Brave Bison, explains why digital change should strengthen merchant operations, not sideline them.

    Why digital change should strengthen merchant operations

People News In Picture

  • NFRC Roofing Suppliers Group Committee elects Duncan Winter as Chair
  • Peter Latham OBE
  • Builders' merchant Lawsons Group  has announced two additions to its leadership team. Ciaran Morton has been promoted to group commercial director, and will lead the Group's Category, Marketing and Ecommerce team. Steve Wakeman joins Lawsons as group operations & logistics director, a newly created role overseeing group Operations, Logistics, Safety and Transport functions, embedding best practice across the branch network, continuing to work alongside the specialist leadership of Dan Hearne and Joe Gillespie.
  • Michelle McNairn David McKenzie
  • Showerwall has appointed Gareth Griffiths as commercial director.
  • STARK Building Materials UK has been bolstered thanks to the appointment of Jan Green as Chief Commercial Officer
  • Kudos Showers recruits regional sales manager
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  • BOTH LR
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James Jones highlights role of women in timber

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    Building connections: building careers: building futures

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  • Burnham’s new broom

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  • World’s in a mess, let’s find some joy

    Fiona Russell-Horne
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