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A digital transformation course designed for the builders’ merchant sector and delivered through the BMF has received national recognition for its quality. Course author, eCommonSense managing director Andy Scothern, said that he was delighted that the course had been assessed to have met the benchmark threshold to receive the accreditation …

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, officially opened Superglass’ newly upgraded glass wool insulation factory today (9 December 2019) in Stirling. The opening follows the completion of a £37 million project to redevelop Superglass’s production facility, protecting 180 jobs at the site and cementing the company’s place as a leader in …

Family business Digby Stone, industry-leading supplier of natural stone and porcelain paving hard landscaping products bring another successful year to a close with the acceptance of two distinguished awards within the construction industry. Despite precarious circumstances for all businesses in the current political climate, the company were presented with the …

London based building and plumbing merchants, MP Moran and Sons Ltd, is pledging its support for the next generation of professionals within the building materials industry to bridge the ever-widening skills gap. As part of a national campaign to raise awareness of career opportunities, Bart Murphy, operations director for MP …

The Builders Merchants Federation today announced its partnership with Trustpilot, the leading global review platform, as part of its mission to help members build excellence within their business. With more than 71 million reviews of over 320,000 domains, Trustpilot gives customers a place to discover others’ opinions, validate their decision …

The UK’s leading manufacturer of clay bricks in the UK has scooped a prestigious award in recognition of its world-class apprenticeship programme. At the Training Journal Awards, held on December 3, Ibstock Brick beat off competition from major brands to win the Gold Award in the Best Apprenticeship Programme category. …

Nigel Evans, a Conservative Candidate for Ribble Valley, has visited Baxi Heating in Club Street, Bamber Bridge, Preston to see the hydrogen boiler that the heating manufacturer is developing. The prototype boiler, that has been developed in conjunction with Baxi Heating’s parent company, BDR Thermea Group, works using 100% pure …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has just launched its 30th Regional Centre of Excellence at Ideal Standard at Clerkenwell in London. The BMF launched the new centre during the Winter meeting of the BMF Young Merchants on 5 December. The BMF’s growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence means …

The NMBS has declared its support for ETIM as the most appropriate data model for the standardisation and classification of technical product data for its members. The ETIM model, which simplifies the transfer of information between manufacturer and merchant, was first introduced to the UK’s electro-technical sector by the EDA, …

When Wendy Smith began her first job at Frank Key Group in Daybrook, Nottingham, Tony Blair was Prime Minister, the turn of the Millennium was just around the corner and Britney Spear’s ‘Baby One More Time’ was the year’s best selling single. Twenty years on Wendy, who started in the …