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Independent builders’ merchants, Buttle’s, has teamed up with Watford Football Club in a three-season deal as part of its Regional Partner Programme. Buttle’s, which has branches in Leighton Buzzard, Kentish Town, Enfield, and St Albans, will appear on stadium branding platforms to over 21,000 fans and will feature across Sky …

 Two suppliers to the independent builders merchant buying group NBG are collaborating on a new environmental initiative. EV Future Solutions and Lakes Showering Spaces Ltd have collaborated on a pioneering green initiative.   Lakes Showering Spaces, based in Tewkesbury, is to electrify its fleet of delivery, sales, and engineer staff …

A call to the industry has gone out from three specialist civils merchants, – Keyline, Civils & Lintels and Jewson Civils Frazer – who have come together to pay tribute to Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, marketing executive at Keyline, whose life was tragically cut short last month. Gareth Twohey Commercial Director – …

The largest builders merchants group in the south of the UK has been formed today with the merger of Grant & Stone Group and Independent Builders Merchant Group. The new group has 123 branches, revenues in excess of £500 million and over 1,700 employees. Its reach extends from Cornwall to …

Bowed, but not quite broken, Bryan Clover, CEO of the industry charity the Raindy Day Trust, hobbled over the line at the end of his mammoth 84-mile non-stop hike from Bath to Reading. He managed the 84 mile trek in 32hours, 42minutes, a full 16 hours ahead of the targeted …

Over 800 delegates and 280 exhibitors descended upon the Coventry rena last week for the return of the  NMBS Exhibition, the first major industry event to take place post-pandemic. On 8th and 9th September 2021, the NMBS Exhibition brought together representatives from businesses across the merchant industry at the Coventry Building …

Toolstation, has launched a new TV advert, designed to celebrate the skills of key tradespeople across the UK and remind viewers of the tough tasks they face. The latest iteration of the Tools & More brand campaign, which was launched in March this year, shows a female electrician being called out …

Demand for building materials is ‘higher than ever’ but a disruption in supply chains and rise in the price of materials could lead to a construction crisis. That’s according to Andrew Huxley, the managing director of concrete block manufacturer Besblock, who believes the industry needs to find a solution and …

Further growth and acquisitions are on the cards for roofing giant Marley, which has unveiled plans to float on the Stock Exchange. The £150m revenue business, based in Burton, Staffordshire, has been owned for the last two years by private equity firm Inflexion. Marley has grown to a  share of …

It is with heartfelt sorrow that BMJ writes of the tragic death of Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, marketing executive for Keyline. Maddie, the treasured daughter of Steve and Rachel Durdant-Hollamby, was a lovely, vibrant, talented young woman who was growing into her construction industry marketing career. In a tribute, her parents said: …