Leading bathroom specialist Roper Rhodes has joined forces with international KBB software specialist Compusoft and made its complete portfolio of products available on the user-friendly Innoplus bathroom planning tool. The Bath-based company’s premium modular and fitted bathroom furniture, sanitaryware, brassware, accessories, mirrors and cabinets are already available on both Virtual …
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2018 sees a great new design for Norbord’s website which looks at the world of panel products and makes it even easier to select the right product for the job in hand. The established Norbord brands – SterlingOSB Zero, CaberWood MDF, CaberBoard and ContiBoard – are highlighted with bold colours …
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The UK construction market was higher in July 2018 than in June, showing the fastest increase in residential work for just over two-and-a-half years. That’s according to the latest seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®). New business was up, which increased employment levels and confidence, and, …
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Following a scrupulous judging panel and public vote, the ‘Apprentice of the Month’ awards has announced its first monthly winner. Lauren Winter, an apprentice at Coventry College studying Level 2 Plumbing and Heating, was announced as the ‘Apprentice of the Month’ winner for July via the awards social media channels. Lauren …
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Construction activity significantly picked up in the second quarter of 2018 as the industry began its catch-up of work lost due to delays related to the Carillion collapse and severe weather conditions in the early part of the year. That’s according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey for …
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Pump people Wilo UK have extended their sponsorship of Burton Albion FC. Having been tunnel sponsors the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-upon-Trent last year, the company’s logo will now also appear on the back of the team – known as ‘the Brewers’ – home and away shirts. Fleur Robinson, Burton Albion …
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South West independent builders merchant Bradfords Building Supplies has bought Archmartin Ltd, which trades as Solo Building Supplies. Operating from one site in Penzance, South West Cornwall, the acquisition of Solo Building Supplies improves Bradfords’ branch coverage in the area and provides a great opportunity to serve other nearby towns. …
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Impressionist Jon Culshaw will be attending the black-tie Awards Dinner at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day event on 27 September. The Awards Dinner follows the BMF’s Annual Conference on the same day. Culshaw has a catalogue of over 350 impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Professor Brian …
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Elliotts, the Hampshire-based builders merchant, has teamed up with Tap It Brewing Co to launch an exclusive pale ale to celebrate their beer-brewing heritage. Founder Thomas Elliott owned a brewery and four pubs in Southampton in the 1870s, so Elliotts has gone back to their roots to create a pale ale …
Read More »According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, revealed plans last month to expand London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to include …
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