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Read More »Willbond refurbish plumbers merchant branch
Nottinghamshire independent plumbers merchants and bathroom specialists Willbond have refurbished their plumbing trade counter at the new Chesterfield branch.
Read More »Grafton Merchanting GB appoints Knight and Lovell to board
Sue Knight and Martin Lovell have been appointed to the board of builders merchant chain Grafton Merchanting GB.
Read More »Cemco add three plumbers merchants
Cemco the independent merchant buying group added three lightside merchants to the membership on January 1.
Read More »Marshalls sales fall 6% as cost cutting increases
Sales at landscaping products people Marshalls fell by 6% to £378m in the year to December 31 2008.
Read More »Huws Gray top BMJ merchant index chart
For the second year in a row, Welsh independent Huws Gray have topped the BMJ Index chart, according to BMJ's January issue, published today.
Read More »SIG up branch closures to 80
Insulation and specialist building products distribution group SIG have increased the number of branches they plan to close to 80.
Read More »JCB job losses hit 1,700
JCB, the digger people, are to axe a further 684 jobs because of the lack of available credit and continuing low confidence.
Read More »Cement chief suicide sparks bid speculation
Speculation is rising about the future for Heidleberg Cement following last week's suicide of majority shareholder Adolf Merkle.
Read More »STAX sponsor RDT Annual Review
Stax Trade Centres are sponsoring the publication of this year's Rainy Day Trust's Annual Review. The Rainy Day Trust is the industry charity for the hardware and merchant trades.
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