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South-west builders merchants Bradfords has extended its partnership with Exeter chiefs, the current Rugby Union Premiership champions, following a successful match sponsorship in 2016-17 and shirt sponsorship last season. Bradfords are also taking on the individual sponsorship of Chiefs’ star and England back Henry Slade. The Chiefs can trace their …

West London-based Lords Builders Merchantshas bought fellow h&b buying group member Kings Langley Building Supplies Limited (KLBS Ltd). KLBS Ltd operates from three sites in the home counties – Kings Langley, Aylesbury and Watford – and has been owned by Jim Rance and his wife Marie since  1978. This acquisition …

South Coast Building Supplies, member of independent builders merchant buying group  h&b, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Formed in August 2008, South Coast Building Supplies is now one of the leading independent merchants operating across Dorset and Hampshire.  With 75 members of staff, the company currently trades from …

The BMJ Industry Awards is returning for 2019 to celebrate the very best brands, merchants and people at the heart of the builders’ merchants sector. This year the Showroom category has been split into two: Merchant Kitchen and Bathroom Showroom of the Year and Merchant Showroom of the Year, while …

Following AFC Yorkshire’s recent move to their new home at Wombwell Recreation Ground, Barnsley, local tradesman will be coming together this weekend to carry out a ‘DIY SOS’ style makeover on the club’s heating and hot water system. Thanks to John Powney from Love your Plumber, who organised the heating …

Dulux Trade, the UK’s leading paint brand, has revealed its coveted ColourFutures™ colour palettes for 2019. Now in its 16th year, the Dulux Trade ColourFutures™ 2019 palette is selected to help professionals make colour and design choices for a wide variety of buildings, from commercial to healthcare and education to …

Amid growing demand for construction materials in the South East, Aggregate Industries has opened a new aggregate rail head in Hitchin, Hertfordshire as part of ongoing plans to support supply into this region. The new rail head, which branches off the London to Peterborough main railway line, has been transformed …

In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind and BBC News featured Mates in Mind as a part of a short series raising awareness of mental health in the construction …

Lord Andrew Stunell, the Liberal Democrat’s spokesperson on the Construction Industry, will speak at the Builders Merchant’s Federation’s annual Members’ Day Business Conference on 27th September. Stunell has been a member of the House of Lords since 2015, following his retirement as an MP.  He is currently working with the …

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 …