Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 published today in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) round off a disappointing year for the sector, with a third consecutive quarter of negative growth. There were six less trading days in Q4 compared with Q3, but a comparison of average …
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If Whitehall wants to ban fossil fuel heating in new homes, heat pumps may be the obvious option, but ministers must not become obsessed with heat pumps to the exclusion of other available solutions like hydrogen-powered boilers and renewable electric heating. That was the message from the Builders Merchants Federation …
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Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Chichester will be hosting a free roofing demo day on Thursday 27th February to celebrate the launch of its new roofing range. Between 7.30am and 2pm, visitors to the depot on Quarry Lane will have the chance to see a variety of active demos …
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Russell Roof Tiles has once again proved it is leading the charge, becoming one of the first concrete roof tile manufacturers to adapt to new health and safety standards ahead of schedule. The latest ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) 45001 Standard for occupational health and safety, had its guidelines revised …
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The Board of independent family-owned builders merchant Lawsons has announced that Lawsons Holdings Limited acquired AVS Group Holdings Limited on the 17th February. AVS trades through its subsidiary company AVS Fencing Supplies Limited. The turnover of the combined group will be close to £125m with 565 employees and operates from …
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Premier League football Andre Gomes and the Hereford branch of County Building Supplies are two supporters of a charity campaign to help a young plasterer who has been diagnosed with cancer. Just after Ashley Rumsey’s second son was born less than five month ago, he was diagnosed with stage four …
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Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has welcomed the appointment of the Rt Hon Christopher Pincher as the Minister for Housing, following Boris Johnson’s first post-election Cabinet reshuffle. John Newcomb, Chief Executive, the Builders Merchants’ Federation, said: “I congratulate Chris Pincher on taking up the housing portfolio at …
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The Western Timber Trade Association organised an event for students and lecturers to bring their knowledge up to date, as part of the Timber Trade Federation’s new regional and educational engagement strategy The TTF’s regional engagement and education manager, Tabitha Binding, the Western Timber Trade Association, and the Neath Port …
Read More »Specialist brick merchant Brickability has acquired McCann Roofing Products, based in Essex, for £2.75m. It will become a subsidiary of Crest Brick Slate & Tile Limited, an existing Brickability Group company. .McCann is a specialist importer and distributor of natural and man-made building products, focused on roofing. Based in Grays, Essex, …
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A £400,000 fine has been levied upon construction materials giant Saint-Gobain Construction Materials Ltd after an accident at its British Gypsum plant in Leicestershire cost a man his arm. A case brought by the Health & Safety Executive found that a 48-year old employee was seriously injured when a rock …
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