Sika Everbuild is rolling out its popular roadshow to builders’ merchants across the UK, giving tradespeople a chance to take a closer look at its expansive range of products. Headed by the company’s applications team, the roadshow will appear at merchants throughout the year and across the country to offer …
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Aircrete manufacturer H+H has won the Best Health & Safety in Manufacturing category at The Safety & Health Excellence Awards 2020 for an innovative programme to improve safety in its yards and transportation. There are two elements to the safety programme introduced during 2019: the first saw a complete reorganisation …
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Building materials company Kilwaughter Minerals is extending their investment in R&D, to drive their core markets. The £40m revenue business includes core brands K Rend, K Systems and Kilwaughter Lime. The company has already made significant annual investment in production plants, most recently, the completion of a new business centre at …
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Plumbers merchants are as busy as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, according to the latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, based on data from GfK’s Plumbing & Heating Merchant Panel. Specialist plumbing & heating merchants’ sales in February were up 1.2% on February 2020, on an …
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Roofing contractors reported a significant growth in workloads during the first quarter of 2021 but were hampered by recruitment difficulties and continued material shortages and price rises, according to the Q1 State of the Roofing Industry survey produced by Glenigan for roofing contractors’ association, NFRC. Over half of contractors surveyed …
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Since the first lockdown last April, the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants has welcomed 11 new Liverymen and Freemen. All admissions and installations over the last 12 months took place via Zoom and now the Livery now has a very healthy 206 active Liverymen and 28 Freemen. Membership is by …
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SPARKA, a leading provider of high-quality architectural ironmongery and specialist supplier of fire-rated door hardware, has joined the Independent Buying Consortium (IBC) Group as a partner supplier. Membership of the IBC Group will boost SPARKA’s presence with almost 200 independent merchant members, expanding its customer base, growing the number of …
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Builders merchant Joseph Parr has opened its newly refurbished Joseph Parr Landscape Centre and picked landscaping solutions supplier, Talasey Group, as the main supplier. The Landscape Centre,situated at Portrack Trade Park, Cheltenham Road, Stockton, TS18 2AD. is the first of its kind for Talasey, who have been trading nationwide for …
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Three years after it was first proposed, the merger between builders merchants organisations the Institute of Builders’ Merchants and the Builders Merchants Federation is to go ahead with effect from May 1 2021. The Institute will be separately managed and operate as a brand within the BMF. Members approved the …
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Builders merchants E H Smith, Harlow, Huws Gray and LBS have been nominated for the title BMF Training Company of the Year 2021, part of the annual member awards made by the Builders Merchants Federation. Nominated by BMF Regional Managers, who work closely with members in their area to satisfy …
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