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TG Lynes raises £24k for local children’s hospice

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TG Lynes has raised £24,000 for a north London children’s hospice after a year of fundraising, culminating in a charity gala dinner. The Enfield-based company named Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice as charity partner for the last 12 months. Noah’s Ark provides support to babies, children, and young people with life-threatening …

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City Plumbing adds expert teams to branches

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City Plumbing is celebrating a year of significant growth following the opening of 22 new branches last year.   Having boosted its network to over 370 branches across the UK during 2022, all new branches have expert teams on hand to help customers quickly source over 20,000 spares available from …

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CTD Tiles Ltd acquires branches from Tile Giant

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CTD Tiles Limited (CTD), part of the AURELIUS Group, has acquired 13 UK branches, from Tile Giant. The existing team members will become part of CTD. The transaction will expand CTD’s nationwide network of branches and bolster its commitment to being one of the UK’s leading omni-channel specialist tile distributors. …

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Toolstation celebrates 20th anniversary

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Toolstation is celebrating its 20th year since opening for business in 2003. To kick start the celebrations Toolstation has headed back to Bristol Whiteladies Road where it all began, with the landmark store being the first to open within the business. Earlier this week store colleagues and customers were surprised …

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BMF announces first interactive workshops for All Industry Conference

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A choice of four interactive workshops at the BMF All Industry Conference in Istanbul, will give delegates an opportunity to discuss some of the most pertinent issues facing the industry. Two 45-minute workshops will be held each day, and delegates will be invited to select which they would like to …

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DK Tools Limited slashes prices on Amtech products

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Amtech trade customers will now save up to 50% on selected lines as the company revisits its pricing structure for the first time in over a year. DK Tools last reviewed pricing across the entire Amtech catalogue back in September 2021 when freight and materials costs had spiralled out of …

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Selco cements jobs boost in Peterborough

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More than 30 jobs are set to be created when Selco Builders Warehouse opens its new branch in Peterborough later this year. The branch will be situated on Padholme Road East and it will be Selco’s 75th in the UK. Recruitment will cover a wide variety of positions, with virtually …

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Last chance to enter for the Pavestone Rally 2023

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On September 6-11, the third Pavestone Rally will raise money for four well deserving charities as well as plant hundreds of trees. To offset the carbon produced by the Rally, Pavestone need to plant 125 trees, however the organisers of the rally have pledged to plant 1500. This is more …

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Marley expands technical team

Kevin Taylor Marley

Marley has appointed Kevin Taylor as training and technical support manager. With a wealth of experience in roofing and construction, Taylor gained his early expertise ‘on the tools’ before entering further education as a lecturer both at Bolton College and Leeds College of Building, where his apprentices gained success in …

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Sales growth driven by inflation, according to November BMBI

BMBI November 2022 Highlights Infographic

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +1.4% in November 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. This was inflation-led growth as volume sales tumbled -13.6% while prices climbed +17.3%. Nine of the twelve categories sold more in November compared …

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