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Builders merchanting is better than most other sectors in paying men and women equally, research has found. By law, all companies, charities and public sector departments of 250 employees or more must publish their gender pay gap figures. Figures obtained by the BBC showed overall, the median pay gap in …

On Friday 5 April 2019, Mates in Mind announced the Highly Commended and Winners of their 2019 Impact Awards. This was the second year that the awards have taken place, hosted as part of the British Safety Council’s prestigious the 2019 International Safety Awards gala dinner held at Grosvenor House …

Flame Heating Group has continued to develop its branch network after investing in the expansion of its Cramlington trade counter. The North East’s fastest-growing heating and plumbing merchant has launched its second bathroom showroom in the North East with development of the Cramlington site on Atley Business Park. Flame’s Cramlington …

Despite the general increase in online sales, recent research by leading brand Van Vault has highlighted that tradespeople still prefer more traditional methods of buying equipment. Research by Van Vault, the originators of in-vehicle secure storage, has unveiled surprising results, providing further insight into purchasing habits of its trade customers. …

One of the UK’s leading builders merchants has introduced a new delivery option to add to its growing list of services available to tradespeople. Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled ‘Click ‘N’ Deliver,’ which sees customers able to purchase bulky items and have them delivered to their jobs directly from branches …

Staff from builders merchant group Tudor Griffiths Group, in Ellesmere have given up their free time to help a colleague prepare for a mammoth charity rally challenge. Jack Thomas, a member of the building maintenance team, will be taking part in the Banger Bust Up Rally in aid of Cancer …

The Builders Merchants Federation has launched Building Materials Careers, a new, improved website to encourage more people to join the building materials sector by highlighting the wide range of careers available both in merchant and supplier businesses. The relaunch follows research with members, which revealed that the industry wants to …

Independent  builders’ merchants Huws Gray has moved into east Yorkshire for the first time, with the acquisition of K.F. Supplies (Market Weighton), located between Hull and York. K.F. Supplies are a well-established builders’ merchants with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. Founding director Jean Freeman said: “It was important to …

The new Construction Minister, Andrew Stephenson MP, should make it his mission to raise quality and standards in the construction industry through mandatory licensing, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “I warmly welcome Andrew Stephenson into his new role and …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) led a fact-finding visit for its counterpart trade bodies in Belgium, Spain, Portugal and several merchants from the Iberian peninsula as part of an initiative to promote wider understanding and best practice between builders merchants across Europe during BMF CEO, John Newcomb’s term as President …