Selco Builders Warehouse has announced its re-launch of its popular Community Heroes competition; the merchant awards communities and charities with the chance to improve their facilities by winning a share of a £10,000 prize. It is the fourth time the leading builder’s merchant has supported good causes across the country …
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The Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) has announced Justin Webb will share his insights on the political landscapes of the UK and America at the BMF Annual Conference, which takes place in September. As a former BBC North America editor, and the first British journalist to be granted a full television …
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Builders merchant group Travis Perkins posted a slight drop in revenue and a slump in operating profits for the year ending December 31 2023, a financial period described as “a challenging year in weak market conditions”. The unaudited full-year results, released this morning (March 5) show overall sales down 2.7% to £4.86bn, with operating profits …
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Dulux Academy trained an impressive 299 apprentices across this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. It designed four, free, bespoke online workshops which specifically align with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week theme ‘Skills For Life’, to provide apprentices with valuable skills and knowledge to further their careers and help futureproof the industry. …
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Alan Harvey, group transport director for Harlow Timber Group has been appointed as sector chair of the BMF’s Transport and Distribution Forum. Harvey began his career in 1985 joining the British Army’s Royal Corps of Transport, which became the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993. Over his 25-year career in the …
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Lightweight construction manufacturer, Siniat, has announced that four of its product sets have been verified by the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) mark. It explained that its partition systems with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of fire resistance have been verified against the CCPI, which was developed by …
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MKM Building Supplies has announced it is opening its 125th branch, in Colchester, Essex; its branch will open in March and will create 20 jobs. The branch, which will be opened by former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, will be headed up by branch directors Neil Robinson and Shaun Webb, both …
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Landscaping supplier Marshalls has unveiled the first new product range to be produced by its innovative dual block plant. Modal X, an alternative to traditional granite paving, is produced through the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in St Ives, Cambridge. Modal X incorporates the Marshalls MaxiMix® Technology to lock in …
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The 2024 BMJ Industry Awards has announced that its host for the gala lunch in September is Mark Durden-Smith a sport and lifestyle presenter, last seen wowing the audience at the BMF Conference in Istanbul last year. Durden-Smith’s versatility has seen him front everything from sports coverage to reality contests, …
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Luke Tuffield, 29, of Parker Building Supplies Maidstone, alongside his friend and colleague, Mark Barrett, 35, of Fairalls Builder Merchants, Taylors Hill, have signed up to run the London Marathon for charity. Tuffield and Barrett work for builders’ merchants within the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) – Tuffield as branch …
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