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A unique Partnership Alliance has just been launched between LBS Builders Merchants in West Wales and their Local Authority Building Control (LABC).

The Builders Merchants Federation have developed and issued three new 'Selling Guides' to help members increase their knowledge in specialist product areas.

Staff at West Midlands merchants, Carver (Wolverhampton) Ltd were certainly getting in to the Christmas spirit during their recent Christmas -themed 'Bonanza Day' promotion.

The team behind Omnico has reunited to form a new business, Refocus Consultants Ltd, a management consultancy focusing on the merchant market.

Opened last year, the Darlington branch of North Yorkshire Timber (NYT) has achieved a turnover of £1m in just over 12 months. And, the branch has increased staff from two to six in the same period.

PTS have sold their 10000th solar system to the CORGI recognised Energy Efficient Installer of the Year.

Jeld-Wen UK have established eight individual door distributors around the country to enhance service to their smaller local merchant customer base.

Earlier this month, when DEKS Distribution UK launched Perform, a lead replacement roofing product, they could not have predicted that within a few days the would end need to put it to the test on the company's own warehouse buildings.

Doosan Infracore have completed their acquisition of the Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses from Ingersoll Rand.

After 20 years supplying the local building trade, staff at Bradford Building Supplies' branch in Verwood, near Bournemouth, decided that a thorough refurbishment was necessary.