You have until NEXT WEEK (May 1st) to get your nominations and entries in for the 2022 BMJ Industry Awards. Click HERE to nominate your favourite merchants, supplier brands, trainees, showrooms and industry people. The awards celebrate the very best brands, merchants and people at the heart of the builders’ merchants …
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Independent Builders Merchant Group’s electrical division has opened a new Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler, in Brentwood, Essex. The 3,500 ft site, IMBG’s 24th specialist electrical branch, will be the exclusive Site Supplies specialist in the Brentwood area, providing lighting and power distribution solutions for Site Temporary Installers. The new store, …
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The latest figures for February from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show monthly total value sales through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were 3.2% higher than the same month in 2021. However, this growth has come entirely from +8.3% higher prices rather than volume sales which slipped …
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Selco Builders Warehouse has further demonstrated its commitment to delivering long-term sustainable operations by planting a second forest. To mark Earth Day, Selco has directly supported the planting of 160,000 trees across more than 60 hectares on a site near Llandrindod Wells in Wales. Following on from the planting of …
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales in February 2022 were 22.9% up on the same month in 2021, continuing January’s solid start to the year. However, this was driven more by price inflation (+13.4%) than volume growth (+8.3%). All categories sold more. …
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The training team at Polypipe Building Products have launched an underfloor heating training and site support service. Polypipe’s new support team offers merchants’ customers the chance to get on-the-job guidance and training that is clear, concise, and from experts in the field. They also offer product overview training …
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Roman has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for International Trade – for a second time. Roman is one of 225 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Announced on April 21, Roman has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade. The Queen’s Award …
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Travis Perkins is launching a series of films to show customers how Travis Perkins has developed its new services. From its now nationwide branch delivery tracking service to its Mobile App, there is a whole raft of new services and innovations designed to save Travis Perkins’ customers time. The Doing …
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Knauf Insulation is set to invest in its two UK Glass Mineral Wool plants. In St Helens, Knauf Insulation will invest over £40m to increase the plant’s total capacity by c30,000 tonnes per annum from late 2023/early 2024 and to acquire the large adjacent Pilkington Architectural site from NSG Group. …
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You have until NEXT WEEK (May 1st) to get your nominations and entries in for the 2022 BMJ Industry Awards. Click HERE to nominate your favourite merchants, supplier brands, trainees, showrooms and industry people. The awards celebrate the very best brands, merchants and people at the heart of the builders’ merchants …
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