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Plumbing and heating buying group the IPG held its biennial conference at the Mermaid Theatre in London on October 1, with the theme The Changing World of Business. The conference focussed on facilitating the discussion of managing change while maintaining business as usual, with much emphasis placed on the underlying …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation’s Covid-19 support for members has won two prestigious Association Excellence Awards. The BMF’s entry covering “Getting Merchants Back to Business” won the overall Award for the Best Membership Support during Covid 19 (under 800 members) category, as well as a bronze award …

Supply chain issues saw construction output fall in August, according to the latest figures from ONS, the fifth month in a row that this has happened.  New work levels are now 3.7% below where they were in February 2020, just before the pandemic effects took hold. Although a small fall, …

Marley, the UK’s biggest manufacturer of roof tiles, has postponed a £500 million plan to list on the stock exchange due to “market volatility”. There are rising investor concerns about the state of the economy and the outlook for markets, due to widespread disruption to global supply chains and spiralling …

 When global shocks hit home, it is the duty of a government to mitigate the impact. That’s according to Mike Foster CEO of the not-for-profit energy trade association the Energy & Utilities Alliance, who is calling for the Government to reduce VAT on energy bills this winter. He says “Energy …

 Independent builders merchant Palladium held its charity golf day earlier this month, making the most of the perfect, if unseasonable, October sunshine.  The event was held at Bigbury Golf Club & Golf Shop and featured fun golf games as well as a proper competition. Company Directors Gary and Keith Olver …

Building products manufacturer Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation is expanding its manufacturing team to meet growing demand for sustainable products and technologies.   Across the business there are a wealth of roles available for machine operators, general operatives and maintenance engineers. Polypipe Horncastle opened in 1979.  Its site now covers …

Gypsum building products supplier British Gypsum featured in the ‘good deeds’ segment of The Russell Howard Hour TV show, following work it has done to support Naima Ben-Moussa, qualified plasterer and founder of the charity Rebuilding Lives UK. The show, which aired on Thursday 7th October 2021, shared footage filmed …

Bradfords Building Supplies welcomed the return of its major regional rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup, hosting the final of the postponed 2019 event at the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club Sandy Park stadium on Saturday 25th September. An under-8s tag rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup is designed to foster …

Radiator manufacturer Stelrad is looking to float on the Stock Exchange and will publish a registration document today (October 7th). The Group has its headquarters in the United Kingdom, and has supplied goods across Europe for over twenty years, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, Netherlands and …