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Irish materials handling company Combilift celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The company decided to also commemorate St Patricks Day, and encouraged its staff and their machines to get involved.
Read More »TRAILBLAZERS 2023: DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING!
Time is running out for the UK’s top builders merchants to get their most up-to-date details into BMJ’s 2023 edition of Trailblazers. The 2023 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 …
Read More »Snickers stretches new trousers
Made from the long-lasting, innovative Sorona® performance fabric and CORDURA® for long-lasting comfort, functionality and sustainability, the newest Work Trousers for men and women from Snickers Workwear are Class 1 and Class 2 certified. They also come with the patented KneeGuard® system and CORDURA® reinforcement in the knees and pockets. Sorona® is a recyclable, bio-based fibre …
Read More »h&B group appoints Peter Fletcher as CEO
Independent merchant buying group h&b has appointed a new CEO, Peter Fletcher. Although he joined a plumbing & heating merchant in Nottingham at 16, he has spent the majority of his career on the manufacturing sector. Recently he was Divisional sales director with Genuit Group Residential Division, aka Polypipe. That, …
Read More »Much tweet-twoo about nothing
But I remember now I am in this earthly world, where to do harm Is often laudable, to do good sometime Accounted dangerous folly If only life came with an edit-button. Once you’ve invented something, it’s quite hard to un-invent it again, now matter how tempting it must be. Such …
Read More »IoBM partners with BMJ Industry Awards
The BMJ Industry Awards is the only merchant award programme that is decided by a public vote amongst industry participants. This year, it has partnered with the Institute of Builders Merchants, as a way of highlighting the importance of young people to the future of merchanting. The IoBM, which is …
Read More »PaintWell brings Kent Blaxill and Promain under one new board
A new Executive Board has been established to drive growth for the PaintWell group, bringing together the group’s Kent Blaxill, PaintWell and Promain businesses. The PaintWell Group bought Kent Blaxill in November 2022. Keith Reville is appointed chief executive officer of Paintwell, Kent Blaxill and Promain. He joins from Rubix, …
Read More »Snickers stretches new trousers
Made from the long-lasting, innovative Sorona® performance fabric and CORDURA® for long-lasting comfort, functionality and sustainability, the newest Work Trousers for men and women from Snickers Workwear are Class 1 and Class 2 certified. They also come with the patented KneeGuard® system and CORDURA® reinforcement in the knees and pockets. Sorona® is a recyclable, bio-based …
Read More »Setcrete adds two
Floor levelling compound manufacturer Setcrete has appointed two new area sales representatives to provide sales support to builders and the company’s expanding network of builders’ merchant customers. Matt Smith (below left) will operate in the north of England and Scotland, while Robert Sheppard will cover South Wales and the south-west …
Read More »Travis Perkins adds ambitious apprenticeship target for 2030
Travis Perkins plc plans to train 10,000 apprentices by 2030, it was announced today (March 8). The target was unveiled at the company’s inaugural apprenticeship graduation ceremony, held at Franklin’s Gardens stadium, home of Northampton Saints Rugby Club, which celebrated the successes of this year’s 382 apprentice graduates. Over 250 …
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