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Koppers announces it has moved to a new home in Marlow, Buckinghamshire – the move comes as part of wider investment and efficiency-maximising plans by the business. Its office facilities in Marlow will be for the company’s sales and administration functions. All laboratory, testing and manufacturing facilities that were previously …

Time is running out for the chance to book seats at this year’s BMJ Industry Awards, produced in partnership with the IOBM. Held in the glamourous surroundings of the Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden, on Thursday September 28th, the awards lunch will see the announcement of the winners, chosen …

Selco Builders Warehouse has announced it will be taking part in the Krazy Races event in Queen’s Square Wolverhampton, on August 28. The soapbox design is based around a Selco vehicle, complete with crane, the team will be racing under the banner of “Tool Runnings” – it has said it …

Covers reports that its convoy of lorries has left its Chichester branch on its long journey, it has donated three crane lorries to the humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA to help Ukrainian civilians. Their eventual destinations are Bakhmut and Kherson, a journey of 1,800 miles. The lorries are loaded with …

Brett Martin announced it has invested in a new fleet of vehicles and help with point of sale, the local team is focused on giving merchants the level of service they need, right on their doorstep. The new delivery trucks and offer a delivery service of two to three working …

Figures released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) in its latest Plumbing and Heating Merchants Index (PHMI) confirms that price growth remains a factor in driving the rise in annual sales value, as year-on-year volumes are down.  There are, however, signs that price growth is slowing. Quarter 2 2023 v …

Figures for Q2 2023 released in the latest BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirm that price growth in building materials is slowing and show the first signs of volume recovery through UK builders’ merchants. However, whilst volume growth was evident between the first two quarters of the current year, …

Dulux Decorator Centre has added to its network of over 230 stores by opening a new site in Hailsham, the Dulux dog was amongst those eager to set foot in the new store and get their “paws” on its products. It will stock the full Dulux Trade range, including the …

The BMF has announced that Mark Foster, one of the UK’s most successful swimmers, has been announced as its host of its 2023 BMF Members’ Conference and Awards on September 21. Foster won 47 major international titles, competed in five Olympic games and broke eight world records, he is also …

Pavestone has announced that there is one more space available for its Pavestone Rally, which sets off on September 6 – the charity event runs from Gent, Strasbourg, Innsbruck, Milan, Monte Carlo and finishes off with a gala dinner in Nice. Pavestone’s goal is to raise money for the four …