Wolseley plans to encourage all its customers to switch to eBilling this year thanks to a new one-stop solution implemented in partnership with Macro 4, a division of UNICOM® Global. The new system offers self-service facilities and an improved customer experience. Already within six months, 14,500 customers who were using …
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Builders merchant group The Independent Builders Merchant Group, has acquired Wantage Builders Merchants Limited (Wantage), expanding its network of builders merchants into Wantage. Wantage is a local, independent builders merchant operating from one location in Grove, Wantage, and offers a mix of heavy and lightside building materials to trade and …
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Top football fans from the roofing trade recently joined forces to raise £4,000 at a charity football match final at Villa Park, the home of Premier League Club Aston Villa FC. Staff from across Russell Roof Tiles Burton and Lochmaben (Scotland) sites gathered at the stadium, on …
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The LCL Awards Level 3 Award in Low Temperature Heating and Hot Water Systems in Dwellings, and the LCL Awards Level 3 Award in the Installation and Maintenance of Air Source Heat Pumps Systems (Non-refrigerant Circuits) are both available at Grant UK’s Wiltshire based training centre. Earlier this year, two …
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Brett Martin welcomed local MP Lee Rowley to its Staveley manufacturing site, along with members from the British Plastics Federation (Pipes Group). They had the opportunity to learn about the challenges, opportunities and how the company is embracing sustainability initiatives in response to the current energy crisis. Lee Rowley, MP …
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The Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) has appointed Martin Stables as Group chief executive. Stables’ new role is effective as of 1 July, succeeding Nick House, who continues to support the group as a non-executive director. Stables joined IBMG in October 2021 as Group chief commercial officer, during which time …
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Dulux Decorator Centre has donated £27,000 to the Outward Bound Trust. The generous figure was raised from sales of paint can openers and paint stirrers across Dulux Decorator Centre stores between August 2020 and July 2021. The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity where young, disadvantaged people can realise …
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Selco Builders Warehouse has continued its digital expansion by launching a new app for its customers. The app will provide its customers with another method to purchase products and materials. Both Apple and Android versions of the app are available, and users can log in via fingerprint or facial recognition. …
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CEMEX has announced the inauguration of its new Climafuel facility at its Rugby cement plant in the UK. This is the first CEMEX plant to eliminate the usage of fossil fuels, operating 100% on alternative fuels. Climafuel is a waste derived fuel which is made using household residual and commercial …
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Travis Perkins is relocating to a bigger site from its current Worksop address. The new branch is set to open its doors on July 11 to serve its trade customers in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. The existing eight-strong team will transfer to the new site, and Travis Perkins has recruited …
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