Sussex-based plumbing and heating specialist, KDS Plumbing & Heating Supplies, is looking forward to ‘buying better’ after joining National Buying Group’s (NBG) growing community of independent merchants. Founded in 2017, KDS operates branches in Hove, Peacehaven and Worthing, and places strong customer relationships at the centre of everything the business …

In their 100th year of trading, EH Smith has acquired Coventry-based Builders Supply Stores Ltd. Privately-owned family run merchant EH Smith currently employs around 450 staff. Founded in Birmingham in 1922, EH Smith have always had strong roots in the area including 10 of its 13 trading locations and Head …

North East and Yorkshire Builders Merchant, James Burrell is celebrating its 145th anniversary. James Burrell is celebrating its anniversary throughout June, and will be running initiatives to mark its milestone including social media competitions, voucher giveaways, trade offer deals and charitable donations. Its main celebration will be a trade day …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants welcomed Maria Caulfield, the Conservative MP for Lewes, to its depot on June 17. Caulfield was given a tour of the depot by manager Phil Stillwell who explained its operations and products, as well as how the business gets involved with community projects and charitable …

Bradfords Building Supplies has scaled up its online credit application system. Under a new partnership with Experian, customer address, email and phone data are now verified at the point of customer submission, preventing any hold-ups due to input errors. This new development follows the initial launch of Bradfords’ online credit …

Online building products merchant CMO Group PLC has increased the breadth of its portfolio with the acquisition of clickbasin.co.uk. This latest acquisition provides an entry into the UK’s sanitaryware market, and complements CMO’s recent acquisition of specialist online plumbers’ merchant, JTM Plumbing, which was completed in October 2021. Preston-based clickbasin.co.uk …

Insulation specialist Actis aims to see all five of its production plants in South-West France fully solar-powered by the end of 2024, with two of them reaching that goal by the end of 2023. The move will help Actis reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, create a circular economy, and …

At the National ACR & Heat Pump Awards, which took place on June 9, Grant UK was awarded Heat Pump Product of the Year for its Aerona³ R32 air source heat pump range, and Marketing Initiative of the Year for its ‘With You on the Journey’ marketing campaign. The National ACR …

Polymer pipework manufacturer REHAU is set to host a free workshop for contractors, developers and specifiers on thermally activated building structures (TABS). As the nation evaluates the route to net zero through low carbon technology, a mounting body of research suggests that a lack of education around low carbon technology …

Keen to work closely with merchant partners, Brett Landscaping has put together an ‘Express Training’ programme for staff and has set up visits to its production facility at Cliffe, in Rochester, Kent. A group of senior staff from Lords, including sales managers and managing directors, visited the Cliffe site to …