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Yorkshire based independent builders’ merchant West Building Supplies is celebrating 50 years of trading by expanding into the market town of Beverley. The expansion means that the new depot will be West Building Supplies 4th site complementing the existing sites in Bridlington and Scarborough. The family owned business plan to …
Read More »Snickers works at protecting hands
Snickers Workwear now has an extensive collection of Work Glove styles in a wide range of sizes, developed for different workplaces and tasks – designed for dexterity, durability, comfort and precision. With advanced features and material combinations, there’s something to suit a wide variety of trades, and workplaces, weather conditions …
Read More »Ibstock adds three new bricks
Brick manufacturer Ibstock, has added three new bricks targeted at the specification market and high-end housing developments. Albus, Niveus and Tenebris meet the growing demand for white and grey softmud bricks with handcreased textures. Suitable for use across Ibstock’s range of components and systems including MechSlip, Nexus and precast units, …
Read More »It’s still a bit of a mess
By seeking and blundering we learn. The Summer of 2020 will probably be remembered as the quiet before the storm. The Summer where we all decamped to the beach to bask in the hot weather, courtesy of climate change. The Summer that the postponed Olympic Games meant that sports like …
Read More »Russell investment adds to hand fitting capacity
Pitched roof tile manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has seen a huge increase in the requirement for concrete hand-fittings and, in response, has invested in two new curing chambers as part of a wider expansion programme, allowing the company to increase capacity on certain key concrete hand fittings by 50 per …
Read More »BMF commits to zero carbon operations
Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has signed up to the SME Climate Commitment and pledged to take action to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2040. BMF CEO John Newcomb said: “Climate change poses a threat to the economy, nature …
Read More »Covers Portsmouth to sponsor Moneyfields FC
The Portsmouth branch of independent builders and timber merchant Covers Timber & Builders Merchants issponsoring local football club, Moneyfields FC. The club is currently in the early stages of building a new stadium, which will be named the John Jenkins Stadium in honour of John Jenkins, a local D-Day veteran, …
Read More »Big four make hydrogen boiler price promise
A hydrogen-ready boiler will cost no more than its natural gas equivalent thanks to a new price-promise made by boiler manufacturers, Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Baxi and Ideal. The boiler industry’s ‘Big Four’ have come together for the first time in a joint initiative which means that, at current volume levels, …
Read More »Brick prices to rise 10%
Brick maker Ibstock has informed customers by letter that brick prices will rise by over 10% from this Autumn. The rise is attributed to the significant supply issues becasue of increased demand as well as manufacturer cost increases and fuel price rises. Haulage costs have also increased inline with demand …
Read More »Suppliers support sucess of NBG PIM service
National Buying Group (NBG) has hailed the early successes of its new Product Information Management system which was developed with the support of NBG Partners and Suppliers and which has been welcomed by suppliers including insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation. The company was heavily involved with the PIM project, working closely …
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