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Grand Designs Live will return to London’s ExCeL from 4 – 12 May 2019, showcasing an amazing variety of the latest innovations, trends and brand-new products across each of the five sectors of the show, which span across Build, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Gardens and Interiors. Set over 9 days, this unique …

Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Housing, will speak at the Builders Merchants Federation’s  Annual Members’ Conference on 19 September 2019. Malthouse is responsible for housing & home ownership and planning & development in England. Specific policies such as Help to Buy, affordable & social housing, Building Regulations and …

As a new Government report puts working at height safety in the spotlight, Marley has hosted free courses at its training centre in Burton to help contractors stay up to date with the latest safety requirements and reduce the risk of falls on site. Delivered by Midland Roof Training, the …

BSRIA is delighted to announce that the guest speaker at its flagship event – the annual Briefing and lunch – is Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE and will be held at the Brewery, in London, on Friday 15th November 2019. A double Olympic gold medallist, Kelly Holmes became only the second …

Roofing and waterproofing giant BMI Group has made a multi-million pound investment in a new Technology Hub as part of a major commitment to accelerate the integration of data and digital capabilities into the manufacturing. The Hub, in Reading, Berkshire, is part of the move by BMI owner Standard Industries …

Kent Blaxill are proud to support City College Norwich with their new Painting and Decorating Courses. Kent Blaxill are supporting Level 1 this year and will continue that support through Levels 2 and 3. The Careers Event invited local schools from a wide radius around Norwich to discover the new …

Leading insulation and interior building products distributor, CCF, has opened a new 18,000 sq ft branch in Scunthorpe, to offer customers operating within the interior building market greater access to a wide range of products and industry knowledge. Building professionals can visit CCF Scunthorpe, based on Newdown Road, to access …

As part of Primaflow F&P’s fundraising campaign for Make-A-Wish UK, the company’s Executive PA Dani Wright is set to take on two endurance races.   Wright’s challenge kicks off with the 26.2-mile London Marathon on 28th April, and continues just two weeks later with the Dukeries Ultra Marathon – a …

West Building Supplies has expanded outside its native Bridlington for the first time with help from Filplastic UK. The business, which has three depots in Bridlington, launched a new, purpose built-branch in Scarborough earlier this month, making West Building Supplies one of Yorkshire’s largest independent builders’ merchants. According to Oliver West, …

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 …