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Bradfords Building Supplies has extended its partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club for a further 12 months. Under the agreement, Bradfords will continue as the club’s official pathway partner, as well as becoming its official academy partner. The Somerset Academy provides an opportunity for talented young cricketers from across the …

City Plumbing has opened a new branch located at the Dereham Business Hub. The branch caters to plumbers, heating engineers and electricians, as well as homeowners in the Norwich area. Opening on March 21, colleagues with years of trade experience will be on hand to help plumbing and heating engineers …

Roman has welcomed Mike Freer, the Minister for Exports, and Paul Howell, the MP of Sedgefield to its headquarters in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. The visit involved a tour of Roman’s 400,000sq ft manufacturing facilities, infrastructure and showrooms – whilst discussing product compliance and testing, the global shipping crisis, and …

Stevenswood has opened two new sites to serve trade professionals in Kettering and Worcester, joining existing local branches in Birmingham and Minworth. Following the opening of the new sites, Stevenswood will have more than 30 branches across the country from Inverness in the north of Scotland to Gosport on the …

The Bathroom Showroom at City Plumbing has launched a virtual design appointment service. Tradespeople can now recommend more flexible times for their customers to talk with a showroom manager. The business has now launched the service nationally, giving customers the chance to speak with an expert either online or in-person from …

The Institute of Builders Merchants, which merged with the Builders Merchants Federation in 2021, has a bold new identity to signal its mission to define and promote the profession of merchanting. The new IOBM logo, which visually links the Institute with the BMF parent brand, will help to advance the …

Covers’ Horsham branch will be sponsoring Roffey FC for the remaining part of the 2021/2022 season. The builders’ merchant has confirmed an official sponsorship agreement, which will include the company’s logo on perimeter boards around the pitch and advertising within the club’s grounds. Philip Gibbs, chairman of Roffey FC, said: …

Jewson has agreed an ongoing deal with the English Football League (EFL). The agreement makes Jewson an official EFL Supporter giving them a strong presence across The Sky Bet Championship, League One and Two, and at Wembley for showpiece finals including the Carabao Cup, Papa Johns Trophy and the Sky …

h&b has launched a new training scheme for its members, the h&b BMF Training Campus. The h&b BMF Training Campus offers members subsidised access to the BMF’s made-for-merchants training platform and, as well as BMF courses and training bundles, the h&b BMF Training Campus will offer h&b members access to …

The Pallet LOOP has signed The Climate Pledge, a global initiative calling on businesses and organisations worldwide to take urgent, collective action to protect our planet for future generations. Signatories of The Climate Pledge commit to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 – 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. …