Grant & Stone Limited, has branched out of its Home Counties heartland and bought independent builders merchant CRS Building Supplies Limited, based in Wells, Somerset. Established in 2005, CRS Building Supplies sells heavyside building materials to trade and retail customers from 12 branches across Somerset. The combined group will have …
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Builders merchant group Travis Perkins is to support trade association the Builders Merchants Federation in simplyfying the transfer of product information betwen manufacturers and merchants by joining the ETIM Trailblazers group. The aim of the group is to fast track the implementation of the ETIM model of data classification which …
Read More »Independent builders merchant buying group h&b has developed a partnership with construction intelligence provider of Barbour ABI. The deal will see h&b members benefitting from access to thousands of verified leads generated by Barbour ABI’s team of researchers and partners. h&b merchant members across the UK will now have access …
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Independent builders merchant the Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd has outgrown its premises in Hull and has moved to a new branch. The new site, at Unit 2, Amsterdam Road, Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, Hull HU7 0XF, is extends to 0.68 hectares (1.68 acres) and includes a 30,000 sq ft warehouse. …
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The Portsmouth branch of builders merchant Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be sponsoring Horndean FC for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 seasons. The builders’ merchant has supported the club for many years, but has now confirmed an official sponsorship agreement. This will include the company’s logo on perimeter boards around …
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SureCav announces 2020 as a record year for sales and enquiries. The average growth in sales over the last 5 years is 15%. This has accelerated to an 18% average for Autumn/Winter 2020. The forecast y/e figures for 31st January show EBITDA growth over 50% on the previous year. These …
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Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has its 32nd Regional Centre of Excellence, which is being hosted at SIG Distribution’s state of the art, warehouse at Valor Park, West London. Meeting facilities at the 169,000 sq.ft. site, opened last May, can now be used by BMF members for …
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Lords Group Trading Ltd, parent company of Lords Builders Merchants has announced the appointment of Andrew Harrison as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1st March 2021. Formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Plumbing and Heating division of Travis Perkins PLC, Harrison has held many senior positions within the Travis …
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Buildes merchant group Travis Perkins has signed a five-year contract with Cloud Technology Solutions to help improve its use of Google Workspace and drive further tech adoption. The partnership will see CTS, Europe’s largest dedicated Google Cloud partner, work alongside a small internal team to drive value from Travis Perkins’ Google …
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Online merchat CMOStores.com has bought online tile retailer Total Tiles. The transaction is the second acquisition by the CMOStores group, following that of DoorWeb in 2018. CMO intends to continue its acquisition strategy to expand the group in the coming years, supported by private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) …
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