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Online and catalogue ironomongery merchant IronmongeryDirect, and sister company ElectricalDirect have completed a new 100,000 sq ft warehouse, which is the equivalent of two football pitches, to house over 30,000 products for both brands all available for next day delivery. The new facilities will also have 2,000 pallet storage locations. Managing Director …

The BMJ Trailblazers will be published in April, which means there is a limited time to gather all the most up-to-date and relevant information from the industry’s Top 50 merchants. Thank you to all those who have already filled in the Trailblazers online form and for those who haven’t, just …

BMI UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest manufacturer of flat and pitched roofing solutions, is to sponsor a new category in this year’s UK Roofing Awards. The category – Young Roofer of the Year – will recognise the work and contribution made by the nominee in the roofing sector. BMI …

Derby independent builders merchant Browns, played host to its local MP Chris Williamson, who visited the company to learn about how it has invested in the business to open a second branch. The relocation of their heavyside operation to new premises means Browns has improved its Old Nottingham Road branch …

Independent builders merchant Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd is opening a new Branch in Goole . Set to be completed in May, the development will be BMCo’s fourth branch. The new Goole branch follows on from the successful opening of the Hull and Rotherham branches, and will be the fourth of …

Viessmann has launched a ‘Security and Style’ sales promotion to help installers fight the threat of van tool theft. Throughout the whole of 2019, installers purchasing Viessmann Vitodens boilers and Vitocell cylinders will be rewarded with points, which can be used to obtain selected items from Birchwood Price Tools, the …

Covers timber and builders’ merchant in Bognor Regis will be hosting a cookery demo and kitchen open day on Tuesday 12th February. From 9am until 4pm, visitors to the depot, which is based at Station Yard in the town, will be able to enjoy free fun, special on-the-day discounts and …

Growth in construction work in January eased to its weakest for ten months, according to the IHS Markit / CIPS UK Construction PMI®. New orders increased only marginally at the start of 2019, which contributed to the slowest expansion of employment numbers for two-and-a-half years. Uncertainty over what will happen …

January saw East Anglian builder merchant group Kent Blaxill hold its annual conference in Cambridge, attended by all 16 branch managers, company sales team and head office managers, totalling 54 people. The theme was ‘The customer – how can you enhance your customer’s experience to ensure he chooses you as …

The Builders Merchants Federation held a meeting with members from across the island of Ireland gathered together for the first time. Twenty four delegates, representing 12 merchants and several building material suppliers from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, attended the meeting at the BMF’s Regional Centre of …