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Builders merchant buying group NMBS has announced new dates for the 2021 NMBS Exhibition, which will now take place from September 8 to 9 2021. The 2020 Exhibition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and NMBS now hopes that social distancing restrictions will no longer be as arduous in …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has broadly welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spending Review yesterday (November 25), but argues that it should have gone further. BMF CEO, John Newcomb said: “The Chancellor was clear that the health emergency is not yet over and the economic emergency …

Builders’ merchants saw sales surge in September, up 8.3% compared with September 2019, according to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report. Q3 2020 sales also increased, compared to the same period last year and were significantly up on Q2 2020 (+63.2%) when many merchants were closed by the …

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has heard how one of the manufacturers of the insulation used on the tower threatened the NHBC with legal action after the Council suggested it would not insure high-rise buildings using Kingspan’s K15 insulation, as it had not been proved it was fire …

Irish cement and building materials brand Mannok has swept the board for the second year in a row at the National Buying Group Supplier of the Year Awards. Though its annual conference and awards could not go ahead as planned, NBG held a virtual event tonight (Wednesday November 25th) which …

Marsh Industries have raised £20,000 for children’s hospice charities by sending its festive mascot, Sooey Marsh, along the highways and byways of Britain. Sooey was recruited by Marsh to lead their ‘Miles for Smiles’ Christmas fundraising campaign from November 16 to 20. His mission was to travel 20,000 miles across …

Builders merchants, distributors and building supplies manufacturers have been identified as some of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020. The report recognises the UK’s fastest growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), highlighting the regional and sector diversity of the UK’s SMEs and …

Timber importer and timber products manufacturer Arbor Forest Products is investing £6 million in expanding its North Lincolnshire premises to one of the most advanced sawmill planing lines in the UK.  The new facility, which is an expansion of the company’s New Holland HQ, is currently undergoing internal fit-out; production …

  The commitment by building materials producer CEMEX to sustainable transport methods has seen it transport 2 million tonnes of aggregates across the UK by rail this year. This offers considerable benefits to the environment; saving over 100,000 road movements and 12,500 tonnes of CO2 compared to using trucks. Additionally, …

Specialist recruitment consultancy GCS Associates has launched The GCS PLEDGE, which aims to help as many people as possible, who were made redundant during COVID-19, to get back into work. The company says: “During COVID-19 many of our friends, colleagues and peers within the Construction, Building Supply & Hire sectors …