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 …
Read More »NBG to recruit new managing director
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 …
Read More »Holding pattern
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 …
Read More »NBG rewards engagement and partnership at annual awards
Buying group National Buying Group rewarded its best suppliers and most engaged Partners for 2023 at a Gala event at St George’s Hall in Liverpool tonight (November 20). The winners were: Brick & block : …
Read More »Pavestone Rally breaks £200k charity target
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 …
Read More »Cromar launches Vent 3 Air
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 …
Read More »Return of the prodigal?
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, …
Read More »Travis Perkins plc re-signs Armed Forces Covenant
The UK’s largest builders merchant Travis Perkins plc, has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant to support armed forces personnel, and honoured 89 of its former colleagues who served in World War II, in a ceremony at the company’s head office in Northampton. The company first signed up to the Armed …
Read More »Jewson invests in brand new Devizes branch
National builders’ merchant chain Jewson has opened its upgraded branch in Devizes, Wiltshire. The previous building at Garden Trading Estate on London Road, Devizes was demolished and the new one features a full tool hire offering, a timber centre and a new yard, as well as access to Jewson’s Build …
Read More »James Burrell Builders Merchant raises money for Prostate Cancer and MIND UK
Family-owned north west builders merchant, James Burrell, hosted its first Charity Ball on November 3 at Ramside Hall, in aid of charities Prostate Cancer and MIND UK. . The night, hosted by BBC Tees presenter Gary Phillipson was attended by over 150 suppliers, customers and staff, alongside headline sponsor, Aquaspira. …
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