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Ideal Heating, the heating supplier, is celebrating  reaching 60,000 reviews on Trustpilot, cementing its position as the leading heating manufacturer on the UK’s most trusted review platform, with an Excellent rating from customers.  This milestone comes as Ideal Heating continues to expand its offering, helping households embrace more sustainable, energy-efficient boilers and …

This year, the Nicholls & Clarke Group celebrates 150 years of trading within the UK construction industry. Nicholls & Clarke was formed in 1875 as a glass, lead, oil and colour merchant by Sam Nicholls. The company, based in Shoreditch for 120 years, now operates with 16 retail showrooms, 4 …

Wilo has achieved an EcoVadis Platinum rating for the fourth consecutive year, reflecting its commitment to adopting sustainable practices. The firm scored 88 points, an increase on last year’s rating of 86. The rating agency also graded the firm’s commitment to sustainability as “outstanding” for the second time. Lee Tebbatt, managing …

Samsung Climate Solutions has announced Duftons Plumbing & Heating Supplies as the latest official Samsung distributor. The official partnership comes as the demand for Samsung products in Duftons’ branches continues to grow. Duftons will now work directly with Samsung’s team to provide installers with additional resources and product expertise, improving …

Louise Parkes from Collier & Catchpole, Declan Taylor from Fernco, Jamie Pierce of Agency 53, and Chris Hayward, NMBS were the big winners at the Builders Merchants Federation Annual Awards, held on Thursday September 19th at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham. Parkes was crowned BMF Young Merchant Achiever, Runner-Up was …

Keyline Civils Specialist, part of Travis Perkins plc, has appointed Huw Jenkins as its new managing director. Jenkins joins from CEVA Logistics, where he served as managing director for the company’s contract logistics activities in the UK, Ireland, and the Nordics. Catherine Gibson, specialist merchants managing director at Travis Perkins plc, …

Plasterboard manufacturer Siniat has launched a new in-store promotion, giving merchants and their customers a chance of prizes.  The promotion, which is open to builders’ merchants across the UK, challenges each participating branch to create the most impressive in-store point of sale display using a choice of Purple Reign branded merchandise, …

The latest Forecast Report from the BMF (Builders Merchants Federation), reveals an upward adjustment to 2.5% in the baseline forecast for sales of building materials in 2025, due to positive growth rates in the first half of the year. According to the report, the first six months of 2025 showed …

Roofing Supplies Group, the specialist business group, has taken delivery of two Isuzu N35.125 (T) Grafters from local dealer Warrington Vehicle Centre, to support the operations of two new locations in Wallsend and Stockton-on-Tees. The company’s relationship with Isuzu spans over two decades, having worked closely with Warrington Vehicle Centre …

The Pavestone Rally, the bienniel, all-industry event that combines old cars, fancy dress, and wierd and wonderful challenges across Europe over a five-day period, raised £214,000 for the 2025 event. The event took place from September 3 to 7 2025 and took participants across Northern Europe from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam …