Fiona Russell-Horne

Group Managing Editor across the BMJ portfolio.

Adapting to Demand

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Primethorpe Paving’s Strategic Pivot During the UK’s Cost of Living Crisis In a rapidly evolving economic landscape, where the cost of living crisis has become a prevalent challenge in the UK, businesses across various sectors are compelled to adapt and innovate. Primethorpe Paving, a name synonymous with high-quality paving solutions, …

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Reclaim the night

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Because the night, belongs to lovers Because the night, belongs to us I’m going to go a bit off-piste here, so bear with me. We’ve been talking a lot in the last few months about the need to improve diversity in the sector, and bring in more women, more people …

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Ben Chandler to chair BMF Anglia Region

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Ben Chandler, finance director of Chandler Material Suppliers, has been appointed as Regional Chairman for the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) Anglia Region. His appointment comes as Hugh Guntrip of Huws Gray steps down from the role after a five year term. Chandler Material Supplies is a family run, local and independent …

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Beesley & Fildes makes £7m vehicle investment

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Independent, family-owned builders merchant Beesley & Fildes has continued to boost its environmental sustainability strategy, with a £7m investment in a new fleet of vehicles. The company  has purchased a total of 21 DAF trucks from Motus Commercials. All have been designed to lower emissions and comply with the Government’s …

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NBG to recruit new managing director

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Managing Director Builders Merchants Buying Group The National Buying Group LLP (NBG) is an independent, progressive and fast-growing group of privately owned builders’ merchants based throughout the United Kingdom.  NBG enables our 80+ Partners to achieve the best possible buying terms from suppliers by consolidating our purchases and providing a …

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Holding pattern

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Money talks, but it don’t sing and dance, and it don’t walk, Where do we stand on today’s Autumn Statement, boys and girls? Is it a resounding yes, a hell-no, or a meh? Bit of all three I suppose. There’s a general Election hovering just over the horizon, which has …

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Pavestone Rally breaks £200k charity target

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The 2023 Pavestone Rally has raised a staggering £218K for its chosen charities, Variety Children’s Charity, Crash, British Heart Foundation and The Rainy Day Trust. Setting off on the 6th September from Gent (Belgium), with stop overs in Strasbourg (France), Innsbruck (Austria), Milan (Italy), via a fantastic mountain pass and to the finishing line in Monte Carlo (Monaco) on the 10th September. A short hop …

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Cromar launches Vent 3 Air

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Over the past 18 months we at Cromar have been working tirelessly to develop a breather membrane that is not only affordable to a diverse market but also technically superior with its performance with being both air open and vapour permeable. When the NHBC issued the revision to Part L …

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Return of the prodigal?

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The web of our life is a mingled yarn, good and ill together. Hands up, who saw that one coming? No, me neither. The benefit of listening to the radio on digital technology meant that I could rewind the news, and check that the BBC reporter really had just said, …

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