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Independent merchant buying group h&b has published a Buying Guide exclusively for its merchant members, which breaks all approved h&b suppliers down into core product categories. The guide includes product information, contact details, order information and supplier status. With 192 pages, the h&b Buying Guide is intended to be a …

The government has published a draft of its Building Safety Bill which includes major regulatory changes to ensure that a tragedy such as Grenfell Tower can’t happen again. The Bill will introduce the role of a new Building Safety Regulator for towers blocks taller than 18 metres and will give …

A new report from the CBI and the University of Birmingham wants to see conventional gas boilers banned in all homes from 2025. The commission’s report Net Zero: The Road to Low-Carbon Heat also recommends that there is a programme of ‘substantial acceleration’ in decarbonising heat in buildings and industrial processes. …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has made the decision to postpone its  BMF Annual Conference & Awards, due to be held at the De Vere Beaumont Estate, Windsor until next year, due to the social distancing rules still being in place. Instead, the event will be held …

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report for May 2020 show a sharp rise in sales as lockdown restrictions ease and trades return to work. Year-on-year, total builders merchants sales in May were down -39.9% by value compared with May 2019, reflecting the cautious reopening of …

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has announced that, due to continuing social distancing requirements, it has taken the decision to cancel the NMBS Dinner Dance for 2020. The event, which was due to be held on October 24th, will now take place on October 30 next year at the …

SIG took its new structure and strategy to its customers and suppliers last week (July 16) in a livestreamed conference event called SIG Live. Around 1000 industry professionals signed up to watch the event which was hosted by BBC TV presenter Dan Walker and which introduced the new SIG management …

Hundreds of builders merchants and building material manufacturers watched and took part in the BMJ Industry Awards Virtual Event on Friday afternoon to find out who had won the various category trophies. The online event was hosted by TV announcer Alan Dedicoat and introduced by BMJ Editor-in-Chef Fiona Russell Horne …

Minster, the specialist interior and exterior building materials distribution business, is opening of four new sites, taking its national network to 24 across the UK.    The four new sites, located in White City, Canterbury, Tewkesbury and Bridgwater are geographically well placed to support Minster’s local, regional and national customers.  …

MKM Building Supplies, the independent builder’s merchant, is opening its 73rd branch in Birkenhead  on Monday (20 July), the first since the COVID 19 crisis  began. MKM Birkenhead is  situated on a 2-acre site at New Chester Road, Birkenhead and is a one-stop shop for local building trades and retail …