Leading stair parts decking accessories and decorative mouldings supplier Richard Burbidge, has relocated its head office to Chirk, North Wales, joining the company’s existing onsite manufacturing and distribution facility. The move will improve both the service and quality of products by having all staff in one location, unifying working relationships …
Read More »TG launches Bridgnorth bathroom and kitchen showroom
Shropshire builders merchant Tudor Griffiths Group has created the TG Dreams Kitchens and Bathrooms showroom at its branch in Bridgenorth, which covers 300 sq m over two floors, and has six full-sized kitchen displays and ten full-sized bathroom displays inside. The branch on the six-acre site at Chartwell Park is …
Read More »Bradfords flies high for safety standards
Builders merchant Bradfords Building Supplies kick-started its 250th year with a visit to the Royal Navy’s Flight Safety Centre at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset to get an insight into the aviation industry’s safety culture. Bradfords aims to put safety at the forefront through 2020. Hosted on the day by the …
Read More »Travis Perkins offloads Primaflow F & P division
Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest merchanting group announced this morning (January 13th) that it has sold its plumbing and heating distribution business, Primaflow F & P, to Newbury Investments (UK) Ltd, a specialist distribution group. In December 2018, Travis Perkins announced a strategy to simplify and focus on its …
Read More »Kilburn-based building and plumbing merchant raises awareness
MP Moran and Sons Ltd, has raised over £9,000 for The Gaucher’s Association by participating in a 60-mile bike ride from London to Cambridge. Operations director, Kevin Moran, along with colleagues from MP Moran and Sons’ five London-based branches, took to their saddles to raise vital funds for the charity …
Read More »Combilift nominated in two 2020 IFOY Award catergories
For the second year in a row Combilift is a finalist in the IFOY Awards. The company is the only manufacturer to have two of its products nominated for a 2020 IFOY Award (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) which honours the best products and solutions of the …
Read More »BMJ Industry Awards: nominations close this Friday!
The BMJ Industry Awards 2020 is closing the window for nominations on Monday January 13th So you only have a few days to get your entries in before the voting begins. Brands, merchants and individuals need to enter any of the relevant categories through a quick online form. Companies and …
Read More »Markovitz rejoins the BMF
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), welcomes back Markovitz as their latest merchant member. From humble beginnings spanning back to The Great War era, the company was founded in the small Derbyshire village of Tideswell by Maurice Markovitz. Now with its CEO David Hopkins (Maurice’s great nephew) at the helm, Markovitz …
Read More »The new year starts with a new home for Saniflo
As one of the most recognisable brands in the plumbing sector, Saniflo has been based in an office block in South Ruislip in South West London for more than 30 years with separate warehousing and showroom facilities in Bedford. Now, in time for a New Year start, the company has …
Read More »Breedon snaps up slice of Cemex UK operations
Construction company Breedon has bought a slice of the aggregate operations of global materials giant Cemex for £155m cash and liabilities of £23m. The sale consists of 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, four depots, one cement terminal, 14 asphalt plants, and four concrete products operations, grouped across six divisions …
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