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Viessmann has extended its sponsorship of Huddersfield Town Football Club for the 2019/20 season. As official heating partner and global partner to the club for the third year running, and team sheet sponsor for four years, the maker of award-winning environmentally-friendly heating systems will continue as team sheet sponsor and …

The IPG have united with three of their members, namely Newline Plumbing & Heating Supplies, Plumb Inn, and Gas & Plumb Bits to launch their newfound flagship stores across the UK, this Summer. With the group expanding in size and success, The IPG has turned its sights to launching the …

Helping retailers and merchants to flourish, Ideal Bathrooms has created an innovative platform to enrich bathroom retailers’ digital experience, which is designed to support customers by enabling them to save valuable time and money. Ideal Bathrooms’ Trade Offers website will allow customers to take advantage of unique offers and purchase …

RGB Building Supplies’ annual golf day, held at Bovey Castle on Thursday 11th July, raised a fantastic £3,908 for the Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust. The tournament was won by a team representing RGB’s Exeter-based kitchen and bathroom showroom The Room Works. The day, organised in …

Ibstock Brick has been shortlisted for two prestigious industry awards which recognise its world-class apprenticeship programme. The leading brick manufacturer, part of Ibstock plc, has been named as a finalist in the Apprenticeship Employer of the Year category at the Personnel Today Awards as well as the Best Apprenticeship Programme …

Sirius Buying Group, major buying group of electrical appliance and kitchen retail solutions, offer its Approved Members improved margins and new opportunities to increase profitability through specially negotiated terms with its Approved Suppliers. With a promise to get ‘you ahead of the competition’, Sirius has a collective trade purchasing power …

Preston-based e-commerce platform provider EKM.com has formed a partnership with NMBS to help independent builders, plumbers, hardware and timber merchants throughout the UK to trade online. NMBS is the most successful buying society in the UK for independent builders, plumbers, hardware and timber merchants and aims to enable members to …

Manufacturing company, Springfarm Architectural Mouldings Ltd. (SAM), has today announced that it is on course to complete a £5m investment programme as part of an ambitious 2020 growth strategy which has driven improvements in lead times, its product offering and capacity levels. Founded in 1990 and employing 200 people, SAM …

Three builders’ merchants are celebrating one year of partnership with National Buying Group (NBG), Britain’s premier buying group for independent merchants. Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd (BMCo) and Merritt & Fryers, both based in Yorkshire, along with Newton Abbott merchants Civil Solutions have all seen significant changes since they joined NBG …

Stax Trade Centres has announced that it has purchased hardware and ironmongery manufacturer M.P. Smith and Co. Ltd, which has been a supplier to Stax for many years. This is a strategic move by Stax to strengthen its supply chain however both companies will continue to run as separate businesses. …