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There is still time to nominate your favourite people, merchants, suppliers, peers and colleagues for the BMJ Industry Awards 2021, the industry’s only awards event that is decided by merchants and suppliers.   With all the efforts of the past year by everyone throughout the merchanting and supplier sectors, BMJ …

Block-maker H+H UK Ltd is taking part in the sustainability strategy published by its parent H+H Group, which commits the company to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The strategy comprises a comprehensive sustainability roadmap, committing all its operations to specific performance targets which are aligned to the UN Sustainable …

Fire and carbon monoxide protection specialist Aico is taking its bespoke, state-of-the-art mobile training and demonstration units back out on the road. The fleet now comprises four units, fully equipped for hands-on training, providing customers with a complete overview of Aico’s products and technologies and enabling the delivery of their …

Sales of plumbing and heating materials through specialist plumbing & heating merchants were up in April were up 192.4.% on April 2020, while general builders merchants’ sales held steady following record sales fogures in March. The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report published in June shows year-to-date sales …

Three BMF member companies were named in this month’s cohort of net zero carbon Business Champions announced by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) as part of their CO2nstruct Zero initiative. BMF supplier and service members, Ibstock plc, Peak and Wavin joined the four existing BMF Business Champions by committing to …

Bryan Clover, CEO of the industry charity the Rainy Day Trust, is starting his Ultra challenge hike at the Kellaway’s site west of Bath on September 17. The two-day challenge will take him 84 miles back to Reading in 48 hours. Just to make it more of a challenge, he …

Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has stepped up its commitment to delivering a sustainable future for the business, its customers and colleagues by planting a new forest. The company has directly supported the planting of more than 100,000 trees across 100 acres at a site near Jedburgh in the Scottish …

Markovitz continues its plans to expand further South with the opening of new depots in Bedford and Bridgwater. The drylining and insulation division now trades from ten depots, covering the majority of the UK, from the Highlands of Scotland to Cornwall, with plans for further branches to open throughout 2021. …

A warehouse in Warrington, constructed to its own exacting specifications during the past year, has consolidated E Tupling’s position as the country’s largest stockist of Circoflo products as well as underlining the family-run enterprise’s commitment to being the leading distributor of underfloor heating systems to independent merchants across the UK. …

Earlier this month, building products manufacturer Forterra donated £30,000 to FareShare – a charity tackling hunger and food waste. , FareShare is the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste and has been championed by footballer Marcus Rashford MBE. Each year, over two million tonnes of food is wasted …