Comedian, actor and TV personality Bobby Davro, will host a charity auction at the Builders Merchants Federation Awards Dinner, part of the BMF’s annual members’ conference, on 19 September. Davro hosted popular Saturday night shows on both ITV and BBC in the 1980s and 1990s, including Bobby Davro on the …
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Online builders’ merchant, CMOStores.com, has unveiled its new online portal www.cmotrade.co.uk. In 2018, £38m-plus revenue CMOStores.com, previously known as Construction Materials Online (CMO), launched Door Superstore alongside its existing drainagesuperstore.co.uk, insulationsuperstore.co.uk, and roofingsuperstore.co.uk websites. The new website brings together all 75,000 products from 350 suppliers provided by the specialist websites operated by cmostores.com. It aims to bring to the trade …
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Expansion-hungry independent builders merchant MKM has opened a new branch in Yeovil. The branch opened its doors on August 5, on Lufton Trading Estate, and offers a wide-range of building essentials for roofing, joinery, timber supplies, kitchens and bathrooms. MKM Yeovil is headed up by an experienced industry trio, including …
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Grant UK has confirmed the continuation of its successful business partnership with Bath Rugby for a fifth consecutive year. This year’s campaign kicks-off in September with the Premiership Rugby Cup and the excitement is beginning to build. The Club’s first home fixture is confirmed for Saturday 28th September where the …
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Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has won a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme(ERS) Gold award for its work supporting the Armed Forces. The accolade is a recognition by the Ministry of Defence for companies that demonstrate exceptional effort to support, recruit and develop armed forces personnel and their families, and is being awarded to …
Read More »Figures for Q2 2019 just released in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report the first negative growth in sales through UK builders merchants since data collection began in 2014. In value terms, total merchant sales for the Q2 2019 were down -1.2% against the same period last year. …
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Bull Products, a manufacturer of fire protection equipment, is reaping the rewards of success, after an 8% sales growth this year. Over the last quarter, Bull has seen significant business growth including securing multiple global project wins such as Battersea Power Station, Paddington Regeneration Scheme and 1 Palace Street, London’s …
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Inflexion Private Equity is to acquire Marley, a leading UK-based roofing specialist, from Etex, the Belgian building materials firm which has owned Marley since 1999. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated mid‐market fund. Inflexion already has a minority shareholding in independent builders merchant chain …
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Lakes has achieved the Carbon Footprint Standard having assessed its carbon emissions and achieved carbon neutrality via support of internationally certified carbon offset projects. The two-stage process audited all greenhouse gas emissions associated with Lakes’ UK operation. This resulted in the award of the Carbon Footprint Standard – based on …
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A long-standing relationship between the football club and the Daybrook branch of Frank Key stretches back a decade. For the last five years Frank Key has been the main stand sponsor, support that is valued from the club. Steve Holland, Arnold FC Chairman, says “Frank Key has agreed to continue …
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