“We have got to get on with insulating more homes because that’s the low-hanging fruit to make housing more energy-efficient”, Sir Edward Davey has told the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). “And we have to find ways to re-purpose gas heating to move to a net-zero carbon economy”. The BMF attended …
Read More »National Buying Group (NBG) is growing its list of partners once again as Bernard Exton Supplies is the latest to join the group of independent builders merchants. Extons is the UK’s leading roofing material supplier to London and the home counties. The company offers a complete range of roofing products …
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Less than a year after it went through a management buy-out, timber importer and distributor Snows Timber went into administration on November 18. Matt Haw and Matt Wild from RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP have been appointed joint administrators of the 200 year old company. The administrators want to sell the …
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Figures for Q3 2019 just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report negative growth in sales through UK builders’ merchants for the second successive quarter. In value terms, total merchants’ sales for Q3 2019 were down -0.8% over the same period in 2018, despite one more trading …
Read More »Europe’s leading shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, has revealed that the annual Sleep & Eat event was another resounding success. Roman showcased a selection of innovative products at this year’s Sleep & Eat exhibition on 19th-20th November at London’s Olympia, demonstrating the company’s full range of capabilities and vast experience …
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Building products manufacturer Forterra has raised a grand total of £16,283 in funds and donated almost £3,000 in products this year for homelessness construction projects in partnership with CRASH Charity, of which Forterra has been an industry Patron for the past two years. CRASH is the construction industry’s charity that …
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Ibstock plc has been rewarded for its ‘people-first’ approach to energy efficiency at the Energy Awards 2019. The UK’s leading manufacturer of clay and concrete products was crowned the winner of the Behaviour Change / Employee Engagement Award in recognition of the work it has done in inspiring staff to …
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The new Sherborne branch of Bradfords Building Supplies has designed its interiors to produce a concept store which features SterlingOSB Zero. The Bradfords’ team wanted to create visuals that would showcase 250 years of Bradford’s heritage in this flagship development; for this SterlingOSB Zero was the ideal choice. Not only …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has been shortlisted in three categories of the prestigious Association Awards, which promote best practice and showcase important work being done in UK Trade Associations and Professional Membership Organisations. The BMF is shortlisted for Best Conference Development, in recognition of the 2019 BMF All Industry …
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A local school’s woodworking project has benefitted from a donation of tools and accessories from Stourport business Thompson & Parkes. Realising that some of their woodworking equipment was reaching the end of its life, Oak Class from Astley C.E. Primary School wrote letters to Thompson & Parkes in Stourport asking …
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