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Builders Merchant Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants held its annual City & Awards lunch at Grocers’ Hall in the City of London on Monday March 18. The merchanting prizewinners were: Georgina Bennett of Pochins, BMF Trade Supplier Apprentice of the Year, Ryan Edwards of Kellaway, Best Student …

Dulux Trade is reporting a significant shift in buying behavior from trade professionals with sales of water-borne paint up and solvent-borne paints down across the total paint market in 2018. The latest market data to the end of 2018 shows a rise of 13 per cent in the sales of …

Builders’ merchant Jewson is working with Dorchester Living to support the construction of over 700 new homes at a former US Air Base in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. Heyford Park, which is set within 1,231 acres of Oxfordshire countryside, was once the largest airfield in Europe. Home to 15,000 American servicemen …

Michael Caulfield Msc, one of the UK’s leading sports psychologists who has worked with England football manager Gareth Southgate, as well as teams and players in both the Barclay’s Premier League and international and domestic cricket, has been confirmed as a headline speaker at the BMF All-Industry Conference in June. …

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has announced the fifth round of the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), which will see £36 million of funding to help develop tourist attractions, create jobs and promote socio-economic growth. The Government selected 26 projects, which are forecast to create 15,000 jobs and attract £40 million …

Midlands-based independent merchant Emerys Timber and Builders Merchant has joined H&B buying group. Part of the Joseph Parr Group, established in 1883, Emerys is based in the north west Midlands and last year turned over £14m from its two depots, one in Stoke on Trent and one in Telford. The …

Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Lewes will be hosting a free trade day on Wednesday 3rd April.   Between 7.30am and 1pm, visitors to the depot the Cooksbridge site, near Lewes, will have the chance to speak to a number of suppliers, who will be on hand providing tips …

Collaboration is the key to delivering the multifunctional benefits of sustainable Green Urbanisation, says water management specialist Polypipe. The company, which unveiled its Inspiring Green Urbanisation design guide at the Futurebuild construction trade event (5-7 March), believes the event demonstrated the growing desire across the industry and the wider supply …

Aico, the market leader in domestic Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms is pleased to be sponsoring, and exhibiting at, this year’s Association of Safety & Compliance Professionals (ASCP) Conference at Celtic Manor, Gwent 24th – 25th April 2019.   Formerly known as the Association of Gas Safety Managers (AGSM) Conference, …

NMBS has updated the NMBS Creative website to make it even more intuitive and user-friendly for independent merchants. The online NMBS Creative portal enables merchants to create professional quality marketing collateral, without the need for their own inhouse designers or marketing teams. While many larger merchants have their own design …