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A new survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed their thoughts on the housing crisis and the government’s attempt to support homebuyers and the wider economy. It found: 51% consider the housing crisis to be one of the main issues facing the UK 62% believe housing policy has been neglected …
Read More »Megaflo invites you to #spreadwarmth this Christmas
Heatrae Sadia’s leading unvented hot water cylinder brand, Megaflo, has launched a Christmas campaign asking people to share the ways they have helped to #SpreadWarmth this year. The best stories will be rewarded with an exciting prize bundle. With 2020 being a challenging year for many, the #SpreadWarmth campaign aims …
Read More »Graham’s commitment to cut prices with its latest trade saver
Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has launched the fourth edition of its quarterly Trade Saver publication just in time for the winter season. Continuing its focus on consistent pricing, the booklet highlights fixed prices for the company’s most popular products. The latest issue is a special heating spares edition with a focus …
Read More »Williams identified in London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020 report
Williams Trade Supplies LTD is recognised in the seventh edition of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. Report identifies fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across the UK. Williams has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire …
Read More »Government puts merchant showrooms on lockdown ‘naughty’ list
Despite builders and plumbers merchants being deemed ‘essential businesses’ during the second UK lockdown, and therefore allowed to remain open, this does not extend to showrooms, the Government has confirmed in further guidance. Non-essential businesses must close, and that includes showrooms open to the public for products used in homes, …
Read More »Sharma heaps praise on UK construction industry
A letter sent from the Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP to industry organisations has praised the whole construction industry for the way it has stepped up to the challenges that 2020 has set. In the letter, Sharma sets …
Read More »Grenfell inquiry hears how Celotex misled industry over fire rating
The inquiry into the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower has heard from a former employee that foam insulation manufacturer Celotex misled the industry over the fire tests on its insulation board used in the tower block. The inquiry into the fire in June 2017, which killed 72 people, heard this …
Read More »Keystone Lintels takes merchant campaign to the movies
Steel lintel manufacturer Keystone Lintels is launching a dramatic movie themed campaign designed to boost turnover via the company’s builders merchant partners with a dynamic new programme of increased support. The powerful new message to their merchant partners is simple – “let Keystone do all the hard work and we …
Read More »Baxi and Worcester show off hydrogen heating prototype boilers
Boiler manufacturers Baxi Heating and Worcester Bosch have installed hydrogen burning boilers at ‘HyStreet’, in specially built demonstration houses at DNV GL’s specialist test site at Spadeadam in Northumberland. The site has been used to complete over 200 tests, researching and proving the safety of converting homes and gas networks …
Read More »Brett Martin announces plastic sheet award winners
UK plastics manufacturer, Brett Martin, has published the winners of its iAwards competition for 2020. Businesses in architecture, construction, agriculture, horticulture and home furnishing across the world entered details and images of their most creative and innovative projects using Brett Martin’s plastic sheet products. The winners and runners up in …
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