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MKM Building Supplies open 124th branch in Boston

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MKM, will open its 124th branch in Boston, Lincolnshire this on November 3, the new branch has created 18 local jobs and will mark the eighth MKM branch in the region. Branch directors Adam Keal and Mark Pellow, both of whom have deep roots in the local community and extensive …

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CCF launches product traceability trial

CCF launches new product traceability trial

CCF has taken its first steps towards offering its customers greater visibility on the journey products take from manufacture to site by trialling a new product traceability initiative. It has developed a process to provide a detailed ‘end to end’ report that tracks products from the manufacturer, at manufacturing batch …

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Stelrad provides radiators for cricket club

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Stelrad has announced it has provided support to Ashington Cricket Club, it provided them with replacement radiators. The town of Ashington, in Northumberland, has recently come into the news because it is the birthplace of 1966 World Cup Winners Bobby and Jackie Charlton, the former passing away recently. “It is …

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Research reveals top 10 cities with most tradespeople vacancies

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New data has shown that there is over 141,000 active vacancies across the top tradespeople roles, 51,683 of these vacancies are builders’ roles. Metals4U, who published the data, analysed the job vacancies on Indeed, Total Jobs and LinkedIn to find the most in-demand trade roles in the country. Paul McFadyen, …

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MKM Warrington announces sponsorship of TEDxWarrington

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MKM Warrington has announced its sponsorship of TEDxWarrington for the second time as the event returns on November 16 with the theme “Tackling Adversity”. MKM Warrington explained that it supports various community initiatives and causes in the Warrington area. David Harari, branch director of MKM Warrington, said: “It’s a pleasure …

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Baxi celebrates apprentices at inaugural graduation ceremony

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Baxi has held its inaugural graduation ceremony at the Coventry Building Society Arena to celebrate the successes of its first group of apprentices. The event recognised the outstanding achievements of Baxi’s first cohort of field engineer apprentices, its degree apprentices, and colleagues from departments across the company who have completed …

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PHMI report indicates that volume sales and prices increased

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Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index report show total value sales for August 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +2.8% higher than July, volume sales edged up +0.8% with prices up +1.9%. Total value sales over the last three months, June to August 2023, were +6.2% higher than …

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BMBI report shows sales continue to be down

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Builders Merchant Building Index report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -3.3% in the month of August compared to the same month in 2022, with volume falling -10.5% and prices up +8.0%. Eight of the 12 categories sold more this August than in August 2022 with Renewables & Water …

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Civils Store raises over £26,000 for Air Ambulance UK

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Civils Store has raised £26,412.80 for Air Ambulance UK at its black-tie charity dinner, which was to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The event was held at the de Vere Tortworth Court Hotel, Wotton -under-Edge, Gloucestershire on July 2 – the event featured a Gala Dinner, Charity Auction, Raffle, Casino and …

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Toolstation shines spotlight at 2023 Young Builder of the Year Awards

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Toolstation has continued its role as the prize sponsor for the 2023 Young Builder of the Year Award organised by Youthbuild UK, the awards were presented on Wednesday 18th October at the Houses of Parliament. The Young Builder of the Year awards are an annual celebration of junior learners and …

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