For the second year in a row Combilift is a finalist in the IFOY Awards. The company is the only manufacturer to have two of its products nominated for a 2020 IFOY Award (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) which honours the best products and solutions of the …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), welcomes back Markovitz as their latest merchant member. From humble beginnings spanning back to The Great War era, the company was founded in the small Derbyshire village of Tideswell by Maurice Markovitz. Now with its CEO David Hopkins (Maurice’s great nephew) at the helm, Markovitz …

As one of the most recognisable brands in the plumbing sector, Saniflo has been based in an office block in South Ruislip in South West London for more than 30 years with separate warehousing and showroom facilities in Bedford. Now, in time for a New Year start, the company has …

Water technology manufacturer Stuart Turner has bought Fluid Water Solutions (FWS). The Yorkshire-based manufacturer produce a wide range of water boosting products which will both compliment and support Stuart Turner’s existing Aquaboost range.  The company also has extensive experience supplying products to the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors. “FWS have …

Tool theft was a huge topic for Tradespeople in 2019, with one insurer estimating that a third of tradespeople have had their tools stolen – plumbing, heating and ventilation contractors being the 4th most impacted trade. Williams & Co began to listen to what their customers had to say, and …

A charity partnership involving one of the UK’s most prominent builders merchants and Macmillan Cancer Support is celebrating crashing through the £700,000 barrier. Staff, customers and suppliers of Selco Builders Warehouse have embarked on numerous fundraising projects for Macmillan since 2012. The sustained push to raise money has paid dividends …

D.A.D is offering a free social media training day, geared towards supporting their independent customers grow their businesses online. The training day, which is on Tuesday 3 March at their head offices in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, will teach customers how to promote and maximise their presence on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, …

The construction industry has just a few more weeks in which to respond to the government’s proposed revisions to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations – the first step towards its Future Homes Standard. And insulation specialist Actis has been working with the Structural Timber Association on the …

One of the UK’s largest specialist merchants, Wolseley, is giving installers the chance to win £20,000 worth of holidays. With six prizes up for grabs, one lucky winner will receive a £10,000 Love2Shop holiday gift card while five runners up will secure vouchers of £2,000 to pay for holidays from …

As climate change continues to put sustainable construction at the top of the industry’s agenda, Aggregate Industries is issuing one last call to UK visionaries of sustainable design to submit their entries to the LafargeHolcim Awards. Giving winners the chance to share a sizable $2m pot of prize money, entries …