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Artificial grass experts and leading brand for independent merchants ArtificialGrass.com has been selected by MKM Building Supplies to extend its contract as the exclusive supplier of artificial grass until 2020. Trading with ArtificialGrass.com since 2012, the renewed contract with the UK’s biggest independent merchant includes the supply of stock, branch …

Inspired Home Interiors, part of the Stamco Group of companies, has committed to joining the Sirius Buying Group, to take advantage of the groups ever-growing buying power and provide more extensive terms: including Symphony, a key supplier for Inspired Home Interiors.   John Cornelius, Managing Director, Inspired Home Interiors explains …

Has your company taken steps to reduce the noise of freight deliveries? Have you developed technology, equipment or operations to reduce noise impact? If so, make sure you enter the Quiet Logistics category at the Noise Abatement Society’s (NAS) John Connell Awards, sponsored by FTA, one of the UK’s leading …

The development of a local community centre and all-weather football pitches at Mossedge Village, in Linwood, Scotland has welcomed the donation of Visqueen Radon Membrane from the company in conjunction with Grayson Building Products. The development is the result of a campaign by a team of six local women, first …

AkzoNobel has purchased the business and assets of Surrey-based Doves Decorating Supplies. With four stores in Caterham, Dorking, Redhill and Reigate AkzoNobel takes its total number of Dulux Decorator Centres in the UK to 216. “We’re confident that the Doves Decorating Supplies business will make an excellent addition to the …

Baxi has announced the return of its highly popular Vaults promotion, running through the manufacturer’s online loyalty scheme Baxi Works for the third year in a row. Installers who register their eligible boilers – including the Platinum, EcoBlue Advance Combi, System, Heat, Advance Heat and all models from the 200, …

Major buying group in the electrical appliance and kitchen retail industry, Sirius Buying Group, held another successful members meeting, hosted by long-standing Approved Supplier Hotpoint, at Whirlpool UK Appliances headquarters, Peterborough in July 2018.   The purpose of this all day event was to provide an in-depth review of the …

From 1st September 2018 the ban on importing or producing halogen light bulbs comes into effect as a final phase of the EU Energy regulations 2018 bans them from sale.  But according to a news report from Which a recent consumer survey has reported that 64% of UK consumers are …

Brewers decorator centres began distributing tesa® tapes in 2008, and both companies have seen significant growth over the last 10 years. tesa®, recognised for the quality and extensive range of tesa® Professional masking tapes, has over 100 years of experience and has become one of the leading global names in …

A talented young bricklayer has recently celebrated moving into a house that he helped to build at a popular housing development in Wigston. Luke Martin (23) completed his bricklaying apprenticeship with Westleigh Homes in 2015 and has moved into his magnificent Mayne at Thornhill Fields, the leading housebuilder’s collection of …