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More stringent regulations governing personal water use are necessary if rising residential demand is to be met and managed in the coming years. That was the message from the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) to ministers in a consultation that closed just before the General Election was called. Demand for water …

Racking and storage specialist Fil (formerly Filplastic) saw a 60 per cent rise in turnover last year after helping launch half of all new builders’ merchant branches in the UK. The East Yorkshire company saw revenue grow from £5m in 2017 to £8m last year after being involved in creating …

Family-run tool firm, Draper Tools, launched its first-ever tool advent calendar earlier this year, with 24 doors of tools to open in the countdown to Christmas. With Christmas being the season of goodwill, Draper has been donating £1 from the sale of every calendar to its 2019 charity partner, Care …

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School in Horsham has received £500 funding after winning the latest round of votes in the NYEs Building Supplies campaign ‘Proud to be Local’. The school caters for pupils with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, or complex needs. It currently has 100 pupils …

The drive towards digitalisation and improved B2B product data across the UK’s construction sector has received a boost thanks to a new partnership between two leading trade associations, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) and the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). ETIM, the open-source data model for the standardisation and classification of …

Merchants are continuing to flock to the NMBS’ Online Ordering Portal as new suppliers sign up to add their products to the system. The Portal was originally created in April 2018 to give independent merchants direct access to Worcester Bosch products following the closure of the BCG distribution business. Now, …

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of precast concrete has teamed up with a new logistics provider. Elite Precast Concrete will work in partnership with flatbed haulage specialists Shropshire Express Deliveries to ensure its nationwide delivery operation runs like clockwork. The exclusive relationship will create a transport solution tailor-made for …

The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has announced an exciting new initiative for 2020 which will help members seeking to digitalise their businesses.   The BMF has partnered with the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) to develop and implement the ETIM open-source data model for the standardisation and classification of product data in …

Dedicated to continuous improvement, Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has implemented training from Chris Daffy and The Academy of Service Excellence in order to improve the customer experience in the branch. The merchant branches now benefit from improved sales, excellent customer feedback and an impressive Graham Customer Score. Graham Plumbers’ Merchant believes …

East Anglian builders’ merchant, Collier & Catchpole has opened a third branch. On the Riverside Industrial Estate in Lawford, Essex, the branch opened on November 4, and was then officially opened by Jayne Collier with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, 15th November. Alongside colleagues, suppliers and customers, the event was …