Family-run builders merchant Carvers Building Supplies has announced Julian Aleksandrowicz as the winner of its Driver of the Year 2025 award. The award recognises excellence across several key areas including reliability, delivery efficiency, customer service, and punctuality—all of which contributed to the points Aleksandrowicz consistently accumulated over the last 12 …
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Specialist flat roofing supplier Flex-R has become a supplier member of the Builders Merchants Federation. The decision comes after the company won two merchant supplier awards last year and, the company says, demonstrates its commitment to supplying the builders merchants sector. Flex-R has been selling synthetic single-ply EPDM membranes to …
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Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has expanded its plant, tools, skips and equipment hire offering, via a new ‘pay-as-you-go’ service. Pay as you go Hire sees customers without a Travis Perkins trade account able to hire all tools, machinery, plant and site equipment for their vital trade and construction needs for …
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Wokingham-based Anderson Roofing Supplies Ltd has become the latest merchant to join buying group NBG as a Partner, to benefit from access to its online Hub, Supplier deals and a wider support network of fellow independent merchants. Anderson Roofing, which started up in 2003, has a second branch in Camberley, …
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The Construction Products Association has downgraded its Winter forecasts, expecting overall construction output to rise by just 1.7% in 2026, a significant drop from the 2.8% growth forecast in October. The slowdown in activity in key sectors has persisted and in the largest sector, private housing, there is little to …
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Lawton Tubes, a supplier and manufacturer of recyclable copper tubes and fittings, is set to open a new £20 million facility next year to meet growing domestic demand. The new solar-powered premises, across the road from its current headquarters in Coventry, will include a 107,768 sq ft warehouse along with …
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This year bathroom designer Duravit has announced they are the new official main partner of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious women’s tournaments of the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Tour, taking place from rom April 11 to 19, …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) raised £17,500 for its annual charities, the Maddie Rose Foundation and The Educational Frontier Trust (TEFT), at its annual Burns Night supper held at Cameron House, Loch Lomond. Over 300 BMF members and guests attended the annual event in Scotland, which celebrates the life and …
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Tool supplier ITS has confirmed it will be opening a new branch in Dagenham. The new branch will be located at Unit 12, Dagenham Logistics Hub, Rainham Road South, Dagenham, RM10 8LR, with an estimated opening date of late March/early April 2026 The Dagenham store will serve tradespeople working across …
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The CLC’s Material Supply Chain Group first report of 2026 offers a bleak assessment of market prospects according to a statement from co-chairs John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, and Peter Caplehorn, Construction Products Association CEO. The assessment claims that the UK construction industry continues to face significant challenges, with …
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