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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 invests over £6.7million
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 …
Read More »Tadley RFC get support from Elliotts
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 …
Read More »Lakes HQ hosts FORTIS buying group
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 …
Read More »Toolstation joins the BMF
Toolstation, one of the UK’s fastest growing suppliers to the trade, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). First established in 2003, Toolstation prides itself on making its customers’ work easier by ensuring they can get the right product for the job just when they need it. Low prices, stock …
Read More »Knauf Insulation goes on tour with free bacon butties
Builders across Great Britain can get a free bacon butty and a hot drink this month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ECOSE® Technology, Knauf Insulation’s revolutionary bio-based binder for mineral wool insulation. The Feel Good Factor roadshow will see a special Knauf Insulation food van tour selected branches of …
Read More »NMBS Sorrento conference sponsorships sold out
Sponsorship packages have completely sold out for the 2020 NMBS All-Industry Conference in Sorrento, Italy. Makita is returning as headline sponsor for the Conference, while the social activities are being sponsored by suppliers VELUX, Polypipe and Knauf Insulation. The Conference will take place at the Hilton Sorrento Palace between 18th …
Read More »Pagabo launches Incubator for SMEs and industry start-ups
National framework organisation Pagabo is launching a new initiative to invest in and guide SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs, offering them the support, advice and a platform to take their ventures to the next level. The new investment arm of the company – named Incubator – will be an early stage …
Read More »ET Clay Products Ltd raise over £35,000 for charity
ET Clay Products Ltd, a brick supply company based in South Ockendon, Essex, has raised over £35,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in celebration of their 25th anniversary. Eddie Turze, managing director said: “The care and support Macmillan provides to people living with cancer and their families is amazing, so it …
Read More »New trucks dwarf existing fleet
A Shropshire company has taken delivery of three new vehicles that dwarf those in its existing fleet. Tudor Griffiths Group, which is based in Ellesmere, is one of the UK’s leading independent businesses in the supply of construction materials and building supplies, ready-mixed concrete, waste management and recycling. It has …
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