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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. …

The MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle visited the Redruth branch of Bradfords Building Supplies, the country’s oldest builders’ merchant, to learn how it’s helping constituents with greener choices to support environmental responsibility in construction. The focus of the visit was how the building materials’ supply chain has evolved over …

City Plumbing has opened the doors to a new trade counter and bathroom showroom in Glasgow. Located on the Anniesland Industrial Estate, the new branch will serve local plumbers, heating engineers and electricians north of the River Clyde, as well as homeowners looking for inspiration for new bathrooms, ensuites and …

Distribution giant SIG plc has shown a return to underlying profit in its results for the financial year ended December 31 2021. The rise was driven by market share gains and margin discipline in what remains a challenging market, and was ahead of expectations. Group like-for-like sales were up 24% …

Band of Builders (BoB) volunteer tradespeople from across the UK will descend on Hereford to complete work at the home of Kyle O’Connor, who volunteered himself on a similar project in his home town in 2019. O’Connor and his family have been living with an unfinished extension and loft conversion …