John Lambert, Managing Director at Forticrete, gives his view on the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Conservative Party Conference speech. “Last year’s Autumn Budget focused heavily on housebuilding, with a bold aim of building 300,000 houses on average each year. …
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Following the completion of a new BMI Icopal flat roofing training area, and the refurbishment of the existing BMI Redland pitched training facility, the BMI National Training Centre is now able to offer contractors, developers, merchants and students an extensive range of both pitched and flat roof courses at the …
Read More »Painters and decorators of tomorrow are set to benefit from a brand-new trade academy just launched at Leeds College of Building. The new Decorating Academy has been made possible by partner Bell Group, one of the largest painting, decorating and building maintenance contractors in the UK. This is the first Bell Group …
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Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has been awarded the contract to supply Redcar and Cleveland Council with materials to implement TGP Landscape Architects’ competition-winning design for the regeneration of Eston Town Square, North Yorkshire. The palette of high-quality natural stone granite and concrete paving materials follows the …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) unveiled its strategy for the next three years at its Members Day Conference today (27 September), promising to help members to build excellence within every aspect of their business. The BMF revealed a new strapline, Building Excellence, alongside its mission and vision through to 2020, …
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Builders merchants trade organisation the Builders Merchants Federation is packing a punch with its 2019 conference line-up, having announced that Lord John Prescott, the UK’s longest serving Deputy Prime Minister, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker. Lord Prescott represented Hull East as the Labour Member of Parliament for 40 …
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Nominations are open for the BMJ Industry Awards 2019 . Click HERE to nominate your favourite merchants, supplier brands, trainees, showrooms and industry people. The awards celebrate the very best brands, merchants and people at the heart of the builders’ merchants sector. This year the Showroom category has been split …
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Ibstock Brick welcomed more than 400 members of the local community over the weekend to celebrate the opening of its new Eclipse factory in Ibstock. The Eclipse factory was formally opened by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, in June. …
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In a late change to the speaker line-up for .the BMF Members’ Day Business Conference tomorrow (September 27), the Builders Merchants Federation has secured England international Jill Scott to replace fellow Lioness Laura Bassett, who has had to withdraw for family reasons. Scott, an energetic, ball winning midfielder, is one of …
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The last 20 years has seen big changes in most home improvement markets, says Lakes Bathrooms. The cumulative effects of a fast-growing population, demographic shifts and the growth in multigenerational households, plus a reduction in the size of new houses and strongly rising housing wealth are the context for important …
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