I hate ingratitude more in a man than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness, or any taint of vice whose strong corruption inhabits our frail blood I spend a lot of time getting angry in this blog. Angry about politics, about the cost-of-living, about the global political situation, about idiots not being …

Challenges in the UK construction sector continued through October, according to the headline S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™, a seasonally adjusted index tracking changes in total industry activity. Business activity fell for the second month running, amid a lack of new work to replace completed projects. …

Builders merchants Livery Company, the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants, has installed Alan Hawkins as Master. The installation took place on 27th October 2023 at Drapers’ Hall, one of London’s most historic Livery Halls. During his year in office, the Master will be supported by Senior Warden Stephen Boyer and Junior …

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies’. If one were to publish a long list of ‘Things that we didn’t expect to hear’, I rather suspect that ‘Boris Johnson’s government didn’t have a …

You have shown me prejudice and greedAnd you’ve shown me howI must learn to deal with this disease There’s been a lot of talk in the last few days of 1997. Of the Labour landslide that swept a youthful Tony Blair into 10 Downing Street, on a wave of optimism …

Since winning two awards at the NBG Conference and Awards last Autumn, landscaping materials Supplier, Joint-It has seen bolstered customer relationships and sales. The company won Best Landscaping Supplier and Best Overall Supplier and since then has reported a significant increase in sales volume driven by NBG Partners which it …

If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? There may be readers who believe I am writing out of turn here, who think I am virtue-signalling from the comfort of my study, cup of …

The Builders Merchants Federation talked about major industry issues at the Conservative Party Conference during a series of discussions with key Ministers in the sector.   BMF CEO John Newcomb and Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Brett Amphlett, also met the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt MP, Construction Minister …

Andy Gamble, former managing director of RGB, and recently retired with over 40 year’s builders merchanting under his belt, has joined forces with training provider Simon Acres Group on an online training programme for builders merchants. An Introduction to Builders Merchants by Andy Gamble is suitable for anyone considering a …

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places. Just when you think it might be safe to start watching the news again, it all kicks off. It’s Party Conference Season, so that means there’s plenty of food for thought coming out of Bournemouth and Liverpool …