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Plumb Centre has launched Gen T, a new initiative focused on better understanding and supporting the next generation of trade professionals. Earlier this year, Plumb Centre sat down with a group of young plumbers and heating engineers, apprentices, newly qualified tradespeople and those just finding their feet in the industry …

Toolstation colleagues have raised over £3,000 for charity partner British Heart Foundation (BHF) in a fundraiser inspired by hit BBC show ‘Race Across the World’. On June 11, a team of Toolstation Head Office colleagues competed against the Senior Leadership Team in a race across London only using public transport, …

Building materials supplier Huws Gray  has announced the opening of its new Brick Specialist Centre in Gloucester. The new centre strengthens Huws Gray’s specialist brick offer in the Southwest, giving customers access to one of the UK’s most extensive brick ranges, with more more than 700 brick varieties including the …

Wolseley Renewables Centre has trained its 500th installer, just over a year after opening in April 2025. Since opening, the Centre has expanded from heat pump training into a broader range of courses covering solar PV, EV charging and F-Gas, giving installers more ways to diversify and build a steadier, …

Three BMF colleagues took part in Race for Change, a fundraising challenge created by Bristan and inspired by the Race Across the World, raising almost £8,400 for charity. BMF’s team included supplier engagement director Oz Bham, learning & development and apprenticeship manager Marianna Peet, and industry analyst/economist, Andrei Imbru. Teams …

Builders’ merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has become the first business to take the ‘Future Talent Employer’ pledge under training provider Realise. Realise is working to tackle the growing youth unemployment challenge by encouraging over 500 organisations to become ‘Future Talent Employers’, and committing to hiring at least one Level 2 …

Frontline Bathrooms has reported a 52% rise in new trade accounts following investment into its AQUA brand. The uplift in new accounts sits alongside wider momentum for the AQUA brand, with Frontline also reporting a nearly a £500,000 year-on-year sales increase in the three months following the launch of the …

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, visited the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) headquarters in Coventry for talks on jobs, regional growth and the pressures facing the region’s building materials supply chain. The Mayor was welcomed by BMF CEO John Newcomb and policy and public affairs manager Brett Amphlett, and …

Window and door manufacturer NorDan is celebrating a hundred years of operation. The June festivities, set in the home to the Norwegian Ambassador on Palace Green, shone a spotlight on NorDan’s core principle of ‘Perfekt Samspill’, a collaborative, family-like environment that focuses on harmony across all facets of the business. …

Builders’ merchant James Burrell has opened a new warehouse as part of the 1.3-acre external yard extension to their Billingham premises. This expansion represents a new chapter in the five-year strategic plan, enhancing their logistical capability to support customer demand for a wider range of building products. As part of …