It is important to help young people in their career by supporting them with training. At the start of June this year Aico enrolled its apprentices on to the EDA (Electrical Distributors’ Association) Customer Services training module. The EDA is the trade association representing wholesale distributors of electro-technical products in …
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Responding to consumer appeals for a quiet power shower, Triton, has re-engineered its popular AS2000 range to be silent. The new AS2000SRhas been awarded the Quiet Mark approval as a result of its low noise and high performance. Designed for low-pressure systems, and ideally suited to the replacement market, the …
Read More »Sheffield, 6 November 2019, National Timber Group, the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK and parent of Arnold Laver, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the trade and assets of Cotswold Manufacturing Limited, to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as the …
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In one of the last acts before Parliament was been dissolved ahead of the General Election, the outgoing Minister of State for Business and Industry, Nadhim Zahawi, has praised Talasey Group after hearing how it is helping to raise standards, skills and knowledge in the landscaping industry. The Conservative MP …
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National Timber Group, the timber distribution and processing group which owns Arnold Laver and Rembrandt Timber has bought acquires Cotswold Manufacturing, to boost it’s strength in the UK timber interior door-set market. Established in 2005, Cotswold Manufacturing is a specialist manufacturer of timber fire and acoustic doors, doorsets, door kits and screens …
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The construction sector saw a very slight increase in October from September, edging above market expectations. That’s according to the IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI which rose to 44.2 in October 2019 from 43.3 in the previous month. The latest reading remained close to the ten-year low seen in June, …
Read More »Etex Building Performance, the dry construction arm of the Etex group, will develop an advanced plasterboard manufacturing facility for its Siniat brand at the Royal Portbury Dock in Bristol Port, adding significantly to its production capacity in the UK. A brownfield industrial site has been secured close to its existing …
Read More »Pasquill, one of the UK’s leading supplier of roof trusses, has invested over £6.7million in its manufacturing plants and design centres over the last five years. This year £2.5million has been invested in equipment, technology and infrastructure as part of a long-term strategy to improve performance, sustainability and efficiency. Throughout …
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Elliotts Builders Merchant, the south’s leading independent supplier of building products for the trade and public, has announced their sponsorship of Tadley RFC for the 2019/2020 season. The local builders merchant, with a branch on Brick Kiln Estate, Silchester Road, will be joint sponsors on the kits of the Tadley …
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Lakes, manufacturer of showering spaces, recently hosted FORTIS merchant buying group at its HQ in Tewkesbury for its annual board meeting. The visit included a tour of Lakes’ newly refurbished showroom, which now displays Lakes’ new Bay series and Lakes Stone shower trays launched earlier this year. The revamped showroom …
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