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Plumbase has unveiled an innovative merchant format at its new London-based Park Royal location, with the purpose of putting the customer experience at the heart of the design. The specially designed branch incorporates many of the features you’d expect to see in a modern retail environment, with all the benefits …

With only a couple of weeks left for all Trailblazers information to be collected, it’s time to ask: Have YOU submitted yours? We have reached halfway with the number of responses so far but with time running out we need to make sure everyone has told us everything to make …

Leading wetroom manufacturer Impey has been named the winner of a prestigious AJ Specification Award for bespoke product development work on the high-profile Nine Elms Point project in South London for Barratt London. On Friday 15th February, at the inaugural AJ Specification Awards, UK-based wetroom systems manufacturer Impey was named …

Three charities are hoping to be the recipients of £500 after being shortlisted in the latest round of D.W. Nye’s Proud to be Local campaign.   After receiving nominations for causes across the county, the builders’ merchant, which is based in Kingsfold, has announced its shortlisted finalists and is calling …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its latest Regional Centre of Excellence at Talasey Group in Doncaster. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members around the UK and Ireland. The latest centre, based in Talasey …

IDS has invested £350,000 in a state-of-the-art Hubtex EZK20 worktop picking platform for its warehouse in Newcastle-under-Lyme to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption. The multi-directional picker allows operators to pick from both sides of the warehouse’s cantilever racking, with the capacity for up to 450 worktops per day. Capable …

A long-established building products business has undergone a management buy-out backed by a £500,000 loan from Mercia Fund Managers. Quantum Profile Systems, which employs 90 staff at its headquarters in Oldham, is a leading supplier of contract flooring accessories and plastic extrusion products to builders’ merchants and window manufacturers. The …

Independent builders merchant group Myers group is celebrating its 90th year in business. It was set up by Hervey Myers as a housebuilding business in 1929 ; today it turns over more than £50m and employs more than 350 people from across the region. The group now comprises subsidiaries Myers …

Pallett supplier Goplasticpallets.com has pledged to recycle every plastic pallet and plastic box it supplies to customers. Currently 96% of the plastic pallets Goplasticpallets.com supplies are made from recycled materials. Just 4% are produced from virgin material which is recommended for ultra-hygienic environments, for instance some food and pharmaceutical products. …

BSW is the latest member to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). BSW Timber is the largest sawmilling business in Great Britain, with the company’s foundations going back to 1848 and employing 1300 people. BSW sawmills are located throughout the UK, at Fort William, Boat of Garten, Petersmuir, Dalbeattie, Southampton, …