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The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published the first sector-wide skills plan for construction, developed by industry. The Industry Skills Plan for the UK Construction Sector 2021-25, sets out the key skills challenges facing construction and how they will be tackled and has been welcomed by the Builders Merchants Federation. …

Sussex-based builders merchant Parkers Building Supplies, has launched its online 24 hour trade shop in response to customers’ growing need to be able to order and buy materials at their own convenience day or night, 365 days a year. The new online platform provides builders with a paperwork portal which …

BMJ Trailblazers is the annual tracker of the top UK builders merchants’ latest statistics and information. It’s the hymn sheet for the industry in terms of who’s who and how everyone is doing.   Trailblazers includes the top 52 builders, plumbers and timber merchants in the UK – those with …

The CPA’s new proposed Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) addresses the credibility challenge facing our industry following Grenfell. Catherine Fyfe, Marketing Director at Polypipe and Deputy Chair of the CPA’s Marketing Integrity Group, explains how the Code was formed, its significance in rebuilding trust and why builders’ merchants need …

National construction charity Band of Builders has teamed up with professional tools brand DEWALT® in a partnership that will provide help and support to tradespeople impacted by illness, injury, or financial crisis across the UK. Band of Builders (BoB) is a registered charity that aids members of the construction industry …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation is supporting CO2nstruct Zero, the Construction Leadership Council’s response to the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020, which set out a path to Net Zero by 2050. CO2nstruct Zero is the CLC’s cross industry …

National builders’ merchant, Jewson, has announced that it’s latest charity partner is the construction charity Band of Builders. The collaboration means Jewson will be supporting the charity as it continues its vital work through hands-on projects and by offering advice and support to the trade. Band of Builders’ story began …

Independent builders merchant West Building Supplies has relocated its Head Office operation to a large new premises in Bridlington. The company’s new headquarters is  situated next to its existing 80,000 sq  ft warehouse and distribution centre on the Bessingby Industrial Estate. The relocation reflects the company’s growth over the last …

A team from independent builders merchant buying group IBC is riding from Land’s End to John O’Groats in March to raise money for the Unitas OnSide Youth Zone. In true pandemic style, though, the team will be doing it all without leaving their homes. Alongside sister company C3, the IBC …

Rugby and builders merchanting are two areas, traditional thought of as male-dominated, that more and more women are succeeding in. To celebrate International Women’s Day in March 8 2021, builders merchant Bradfords produced a podcast interviewing women from both Bradfords and Exeter Chiefs. Introduced by Zoe Harvey, a sales adviser …