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 …
Read More »T & G Timber selects MAM’s “user friendly” Trader Online to manage its business operations MAM Software is delighted to announce that T & G Timber, a new timber merchant based in the Earlsfield area of London, has selected Trader Online to manage its business operations. The company, which opened …
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Missing People charity links up with The IPG to use its network of over 200 local independent businesses to help bring missing children home. The IPG are a membership group for plumbing, heating and bathroom specialists. Through their network of local, independent businesses they have a presence in over 200 …
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Norbord, leader in engineered wood panel manufacture, welcomed His Royal Highness, The Duke of York KG to the Inverness factory to commemorate one year of production on its new manufacturing line. The Royal visit marked one year since the first board of oriented strand board (SterlingOSB Zero) was produced on …
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UK Construction Week (UKCW) has become a Professional Partner of the Considerate Constructors Scheme, the national organisation established by the construction industry to improve its image. As a Professional Partner, UKCW has made a commitment to improving the image of the construction industry and comply with all aspects of the …
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CCF, a leading insulation and interior building products distributor with 41 branches nationwide, has celebrated one year of trading at its Exeter branch. The Exeter branch was added to the CCF network in 2017 in order to meet demand from interior building contractors and construction specialists in South West England. …
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Racking specialist Filplastic helped growing West Yorkshire merchant JTD Building Supplies to set up its new, bespoke base. JTD moved from Meltham near Huddersfield to Brockholes near Homfirth in July this year, after extensive design and fit out work carried out by Filplastic. Filplastic designed and fitted out the trade …
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Timber producer Södra is increasing the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill by 100,000 sq m from March 1 2019. The investment will see the sawmill implementing a third shift and taking on 30 new employees. This will require a third shift and approximately 30 new …
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A special garden which wowed crowds at the Chelsea Flower Show is being relocated to Cricklewood – with a helping hand from builders merchant Selco, part of the Grafton Group. The ‘Life Without Walls’ garden was initially on display at the Chelsea Flower Show in May and was aimed at …
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