PaintWell, a well-established national decorators merchant, TradeKart, the app-based marketplace specialising in rapid deliveries for tradespeople has teamed up with decorators merchant group PaintWell, and plumbing & heating merchant Tucker French. These strategic partnerships enables tradespeople to access over 5000 products from the PaintWell’s range and the Tucker French range …

Never, if possible, lie down at night without being able to say: I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day. Do as you would be done by. Micro: pronounced ‘my-kroh’; meaning: extremely small, minute in …

The Builders Merchant Federation  and buying group NMBS have created a new pathway to BMF membership for NMBS members who are not yet members of the BMF. The new umbrella membership category means NMBS will become a Group Affiliate Member of the BMF from 1 April 2024. This will allow NMBS’ 814 non BMF …

Boiler-maker Baxi has launched its latest promotion the #GetawayGiveaway, aimed at increasing sales across four of its product sectors, via a prize draw for £100,000 worth of holiday voucher. During February and March, installers who are members of the Baxi Works installer loyalty programme who install and register eligible products will …

Plumbing and heating merchant, City Plumbing has appointed Dominic Sarkar as commercial director. Sarkar brings over 20 years of experience in product and category management, the last seven of which were within the merchant sector. As commercial director, Sarkar will be instrumental in maintaining strong supplier relationships for the UK’s …

To encourage the uptake of heat pump heating systems, heating equipment supplier Worcester Bosch is to introduce an exclusive new Clean Heat Cashback Pledge to support consumers and installers alike with the transition to Bosch electrified heat pumps and hybrid systems. The Clean Heat Cashback Pledge will be introduced alongside the …

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. It’s pay day for many salaried employees, so today seems an opportune moment to bring up a topic that has been buzzing round my head for a few weeks. A freelance journalist I know, quite a high profile …

It’s that time of year again. The 2024 edition of BMJ’s Trailblazers will be published with the April edition. Once again, it will feature the top UK builders merchants, those turning over more than £28m in their last financial year. Trailblazers has long been used to benchmark the industry, comparing …

Construction output is forecast to fall by 2.1% this year thanks to falls in the two largest sectors, namely private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement. According to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association output will then rise by 2.0% in 2025 in line with falling …

Building materials manufacturer Ibstock has bought Birmingham-based Coltman Precast, one of the largest independent suppliers of precast concrete products, which operates out of Sutton Coldfield, making hollowcore flooring panels and staircases. The deal will allow Ibstock to deliver a full portfolio of precast concrete products at a national level, and complements …