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A crowd-funding campaign in Sussex is seeking help from builders and plumbers merchants to convert the home of a member of the Mid Sussex Triathlon Club who has developed multiple sclerosis. Nick Cook, was a keen amateur triathlete and cyclist, competing successfully in local races as a founding member of …
Read More »New store for Kent Blaxill in Lincoln
Builders merchant Kent Blaxill will open a new decorating supplies store in Lincoln later this month. Commercial director James Park said, “We’ve been searching for some time and we were pleased to find this superb 3,000 sq ft location at Bishops Trade Park, where we will create four new jobs.’ …
Read More »HRH The Duke of Cambridge opens Tarmac training operation
Construction materials business, Tarmac, developed a National Skills and Safety Park near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, which was opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge. The park will provide practical training for emerging industry talent – including apprentices, graduates and those retraining from other sectors. His Royal Highness met …
Read More »New Lakes Partners to help stockists sell more
Lakes is launching Lakes Partners – a mutually beneficial partnership programme that helps stockists sell more. Lakes Partners is built on a new Customer Commitment Charter, developed to drive awareness and demand for Lakes’ stockist partners, along with new service and support initiatives to help customers grow their business profitably …
Read More »The Budget: investment needed for a net zero economy
The Chancellor must be bold, imaginative and use his Budget to lay the foundations for a net-zero carbon economy and action to future-proof new homes and retrofit existing properties, according to the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Tackling regional imbalances in productivity by investing further in training and skills to support …
Read More »Trained Mental Health First Aiders at SBS
Four Smith Brothers staff members recently underwent training to become mental health first aiders after partaking in a course ran by Mental Health First Aid, England (MHFA). Today, one in four people suffer from a mental health-related issue in the workplace, yet the subject is still taboo in many businesses; with just …
Read More »Scott Parnell continues to expand with two new national account sales offices
Scott Parnell – the civils and drainage supplies specialist – has announced the opening of two new sales offices at Alton in Hampshire and Oldham, Greater Manchester. The two new national account offices will support the company’s national sales business, headed up by Ian Griggs and already operating out of …
Read More »Grafton sees UK demand weaken
Builders merchant group Grafton saw a good performance from its Irish and Netherlands merchanting businesses but weaker demand for the UK operations to see an overall fall in revenue of 1% to £2,924m for the financial year ended December 31 2019. Average daily like-for-like Group revenue decreased by 0.4 per …
Read More »Travis Perkins results inch ahead as recovery takes hold
Group revenue at builders and plumbers merchant group Travis Perkins rose 3.2% to £6.9bn for the financial year ended December 31 2019, the group announced this morning (March 3). Sales were 3.8% ahead on a like-for-like basis, driven by a good performance from the Merchant businesses despite the challenging market …
Read More »Ibstock plans new £45m brick factory
Brick manufacturer Ibstock is to build a new £45m clay brick factory in Walsall. Chief executive Joe Hudson said: “Within our Clay division, which is operating in a market in which demand for bricks exceeds that available from domestic manufacturing capacity, we have a number of opportunities to enhance capacity …
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