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The Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) hosted its annual City & Awards luncheon this year at Grocers’ Hall in London. N early 150 members and guests came together to celebrate the achievements of individuals in the industry and within organisations the Company supports in training and education through its …

Ronseal, proud sponsors of the Rugby Football League, are giving away hundreds of great rugby prizes in a massive competition to celebrate Great Britain Rugby League’s tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The top prize is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand to see the Great Britain Rugby …

The Builders Merchants Federation has announced plans to further professionalise training within the building materials supply sector with the launch of its own training brand, the BMF Learning Academy. The BMF Learning Academy will help to build a talent pool for the building materials supply industry and enable individuals to …

Since its official launch in March 2016, the Academy has welcomed more than 5,500 course attendees and to mark the milestone, supplier partners including Mirka UK, Graco Paint Sprayer, Tesa UK and Corona Brushes, as well as Dulux Select Decorators, attended an open day to learn more about the Academy …

The commercial new build sector is behind a continuing fall in construction output according to the latest monthly IHS Markit/cps index. Although the headline figure, at 49.7 was up fractionally from the 49.5 posted in February, it still falls below the crucial 50.0 no-change marker. Business activity dropped to its …

Rolawn, the home of Britain’s finest turf, have been hard at work fundraising for the Greenfingers Charity Garden Re-Leaf day. This year staff took part in a range of activities to mark the event and generate funds for the charity. Strongest staff member competitions were entered, lotteries were drawn, raffles …

The Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition is back and bigger than ever, with the nation’s best budding painters and decorators from colleges across the UK taking part. And it’s a landmark year for the competition’s sponsor Crown Paints as the company has now been supporting the contest for 40 …

The votes have been counted and verified by BMJ’s third-party auditors and the list of finalists for the BMJ Industry Awards 2019 can be revealed. The following companies are on the final list. To find out who the ultimate winners are book your tickets HERE to come to our top-flight …

Following an intensive programme to develop a forecasting model specifically aligned to the UK merchant sector, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has published the first edition of the Builders Merchants Industry Forecast, covering the period 2019-2021. The BMF’s new forecast model has been developed to support members in future planning …

Builders merchant group Bradfords have developed a new product line for its customers. Brad – the fragrance for Men is designed to target those Bradford customer who want to smell a bit nicer on site, the customers who look after their bodies and want the world to know it. Brad …