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The BMF has announced the final lineup of speakers for the popular Industry Forum session at the 2021 All Industry Conference, taking place in Harrogate in June. Nick Roberts, CEO of Travis Perkins plc and Paul Bence, MD of George Bence Group complete the four-person panel and will each present …

River Mai Bishop, the granddaughter of Permagroup managing director Adrian Buttress, presents a donation of £2,000 to Heart Link Children’s Charity Permaroof, part of Permagroup, has presented a cheque for £2,000 to its partner charity, Heart Link, in aid of its 20th birthday celebrations. The regional children’s charity provided support …

Ideal Bathrooms is strengthening its shower enclosure offering for 2021 after being appointed national distributor for Aquadart. The enclosure range from Aquadart offers a wide variety of products, including the unique, showroom protected Asino and Onisa collections, at a competitive retail price and present enhanced terms for displaying retailers. Danielle …

CVC Capital Partners Fund VII has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of STARK Group, a leading distributor of heavy building materials in Northern Europe. STARK Group has grown rapidly in recent years through successful acquisitions and organic growth with a strategic focus on being a trusted partner bringing scale …

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) monthly report reveals total import volumes for main timber and panel products were 21 percent higher in October 2020 compared to October 2019 levels, as import volumes in the month soared above the 1 million m3 mark. However, even this strong performance cannot compensate for …

Builders merchant chain Buildbase has launched its Community Club Award for non-league football clubs that have gone above and beyond to support their local community through the pandemic. Two top prizes of £25,000 worth of building materials will go to the clubs that can best demonstrate support for their community …

Building materials solutions supplier CEMEX is to invest over £5m into two new plastic packing lines for packed cement at its Rugby Cement Plant. The development will significantly increase its packed cement capacity  and allow the business to provide long term surety of supply to its customers. Additionally, the investment …

Roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, is celebrating the long service of 11 members of the team, who have a combined long service of 135 years.  The firm presented Long Service Awards to staff across the sites in Burton and Lochmaben including senior members of its management team Bruce Laidlaw …

 Toolstation, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has brought in a new Trade Credit account at a time when a survey of its customers showed that almost half of tradespeople admit to being worried about the impact of the pandemic and one in five concerned about cash flow difficulties. The …

 An online roofing merchant has seen a 100% increase in revenue in 2020. Roofing Megastore, founded in 2017 by Banbury-based entrepreneur Gian-Carlo Grossi,  says it benefitted from “an explosion in demand” during the first COVID-19 lockdown, rapidly scaling up its team, adopting new processes, and making targeted investment in response …