The deadline for entries for the 2019 BMJ Industry Awards is Monday 14 January. So all innovative brands, outstanding merchants and incredible individuals from across the builders’ merchants sector are encouraged to submit an entry and make sure they are in the running for a prestigious accolade at the 2019 BMJ Industry …
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According to a new survey by Logic4training, becoming multi-skilled could be a good move for building services installers looking for a more profitable 2019 – over 75% of survey respondents stated increased profits as a result of upskilling. The survey, which set-out to discover how trades people developed their skillsets …
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Construction business activity growth was at a three-month low with new orders coming in at a relatively subdued pace. That’s according to the MARKIT / CIPS UK CONSTRUCTION PMI® UK, whose only real bright spot was a sustained rebound in civil engineering activity, which rose at the fastest pace since …
Read More »OX Tools UK is the latest supplier to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). The company’s hand tool range was born in 1974 in Australia and launched under the OX brand in the UK in 2012. With extremely high quality products, a strong brand and competitive pricing, the range has …
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Bull Products has today announced that more than 60,000 of its renowned Cygnus Wireless Alarm Systems have been installed in construction sites across the globe. A major innovation in wireless emergency fire, first aid and intruder alarms for construction sites, the Cygnus Wireless Alarm System is the most successful and …
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Leading timber window and door specialist, Dale Joinery is celebrating after moving into not one but two new homes as part of its continued expansion. In addition to relocating to extensive new head offices at Shrivenham Hundred Business Park near Swindon, which has seen it more than triple its office …
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Online Home Retail Limited, an online bathroom products retailer based in Evesham, Worcs, has just completed a successful MBO. A team led by an original founder of the business, James Hickman, bought back the company from Grafton Group plc, a listed builders’ merchant. Online Home Retail Limited, trading as www.plumbworld.co.uk …
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A group of Falkirk Scouts has thanked Norbord‘s team at the Cowie plant for helping youngsters take to the floor for even more community activities. The 2nd Torwood Scout Group, based at the hall near Glenbervie golf course near Stirling, called upon Norbord to help with a flooring issue. The …
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Richard Walton, a former Commander at New Scotland Yard who led London’s Counter Terrorism Command both during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 is to speak at the BMF All-Industry Conference in Dubrovnik in June. Walton, who spent the majority of his thirty-year …
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The start of the new year sees CEMEX, leading building materials supplier, working in partnership with energy, services and regeneration group ENGIE, using 100% renewable electricity to all supplied sites. ENGIE has been providing electricity to over 150 CEMEX UK sites for over 10 years, also supplying gas to 33 …
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