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TV broadcaster and garden designer David Domoney is hosting the 2019 BMF Members Annual Conference and Awards, which takes the theme Together we are Stronger. Domoney, who has won 30 Royal Horticultural Society Medals and two Best in Show category trophies, presents landscaping and construction on ITV1’sgardening show, Love Your …

Grafton Group plc, the international builders merchanting and DIY Group, saw turnover increase by 8.7%, according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2018. The update, issued in advance of the announcement of the group’s Final Results for 2018 on 28 February 2019, shows group revenue for …

Debbie Abrahams MP has pledged to introduce a ten minute rule bill in Parliament ensuring that public sector projects over £500,000 use project bank accounts. Abrahams thinks that her bill would stop small and medium-sized (SME) businesses being paid late by large companies, whilst protecting them from losing any money …

A Doncaster-based commercial and security fencing contractor is on track to further expand its workforce in the coming months following a strategic move to a new 1.7 acre site on Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate. Established in 2001 with a team of six, Hall Fencing has grown exponentially in recent years …

Independent merchant buying group H&B has recruited leading London timber specialist Fulham Timber to its ranks. Fulham Timber is a family-owned builders merchant based in Brixton and established in 1984. It turns over more than £12m per annum from a branch network in Balham, Brixton, Colliers Wood and Croydon, supplying …

Witham based groundworks and civil engineering supplier Scott Parnell has raised £3,500 for the Teenage Cancer Trust during a charity poker night. The evening, which took place at The Rivenhall Hotel, saw 120 customers and suppliers come together to spend an evening learning and playing poker whilst raising funds for …

There’s a company that’s showing just how important apprentices can be in providing new injections of enthusiasm and knowledge in the HVAC industry. The Flamco Group is a member of Aalberts Industries N.V. and operates in the development, production and sale of high-quality components for use in heating, ventilation and …

They say one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure – and that’s certainly the case for Catford artist Michael Connell. Connell takes scrap wood, broken glass and sash cord and makes stunning contemporary art in his back garden. Much of the wood he uses comes from the Catford branch of Selco Builders …

Somerset-based CRS Building Supplies, the latest member of the h&b buying group to join the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), is set for a further year of expansion with their tenth branch opening in Bridgewater this month. The company, which began with nine employees and one outlet in Cheddar in June …

Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, has warned that a year after Carillion’s collapse the government’s inaction is putting jobs at risk and could result in future corporate meltdowns. Carillion went into compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018, with £7 billion of liabilities and just £29 million left in the …