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Nicholls & Clarke Group has bought Norfolk based tile business, Norwich Tile Centre. The tile and bathroom retailer, run by Karen Seaman and husband Gary, who are now retiring, has been established as one of the premier tile outlets in Norwich for the past 30 years and will now benefit …

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 once again shone the spotlight on the value of supporting the next generation. At Bradfords Building Supplies, a dedicated apprenticeship programme has  proved a great success. The independent builders merchant has published a video highlighting some of the success of the scheme. Bradfords CEO David Young …

Indepdent builders merchant buying group NMBS is encouraging all its members and suppliers to spread a little love on social media, with its new #LoveIndependents campaign. The current pandemic has been challenging for independent businesses, for whom repeated lockdowns and in-branch COVID restrictions have made trading difficult. Although the construction …

A branch of builders merchant Huws Gray in Woodford, Stockport went up in flames last night. Six crews from Greater Manchester and Cheshire attended the fire at the branch at around 6.15pm, on Monday February 8th. Residents in the area were advised to keep windows and doors shut as a …

Building products firm Alumasc has posted a pre-tax profit rise of 300% for the second half of 2020, on turnover that rose to £45.6m from £41.1m as underlying profit margins increased to 13.6% from 6.1%. The company said: “ The 11% uplift in our revenues to £45.6 million reflects an increase …

Shropshire concrete block manufacturer Besblock is to invest a ‘six-figure’ sum in research and development to improve the environmental impact of its products. The family-run firm based in Halesfield, Telford, has committed to a new biomass boiler expected to save nearly 6,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, and up to …

NMBS is hosting a webinar to showcase the benefits of its OnePlace platform to suppliers. The event is taking place on Wednesday 17th February, at 10:30am, where suppliers will be able to explore the new features of OnePlace, and see how they can benefit from becoming an approved OnePlace supplier. …

Building products manufacturer Wienerberger UK has transferred its entire company car fleet to plug-in hybrid vehicles. Transport is responsible for 22% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, 13% of which arose from car travel. Wienerberger expects one third of the leased company car fleet to become PHEVs …

Panel Systems, the manufacturer of architectural, decorative, lightweight, sandwich and composite panels, has invested in a new state-of-the-art CNC machining centre for its factory in Sheffield. The new SCM Morbidelli x400 Nesting Machine Centre, includes a 3.1m x 2.1m matrix vacuum flatbed which means the company can now fabricate and …

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association has postponed its conference for a second time, in light of ongoing COVID-19 concerns. The event, which was scheduled to take place at the Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire  on June 7-8, 2021, has been moved to June 6-7,2022. The event was orginally planned for September …