Saniflo UK – the country’s leading designer and manufacturer of pumps, macerators and shower cubicles – is offering showrooms free fitting and product training with their first Kinedo Kinemagic display. Graham’s is already benefiting from the deal and finding the display of the Kinemagic results in more sales of the …
Read More »Timber importer and supplier SCA Timber is changing its name to SCA Wood The SCA Group has six business areas: wood products, forestry, pulp, paper, energy and logistics. The common name ‘SCA’ clearly integrates all business areas into a unified SCA Group. The company name change from SCA Timber Supply …
Read More »The EN54 standard on fire detection and fire alarm systems is a mandatory standard that specifies requirements and laboratory tests for every component of a fire detection and alarm system. However, there is a significant misunderstanding about the scope of EN54. Bradley Markham, director at Bull Products, explains the reasons why EN54 does not …
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Lakes, the leading brand of innovative showering spaces, won the ‘Rapid Speed of Response’ award at the national Graham bathroom showroom conference in July. The award is based on the votes of regional and national staff. The award was presented to Lakes by Graham’s Senior Category Manager (Bathrooms) Lucy Barriball …
Read More »The high standard of member support provided by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has been recognised in the Association Excellence Awards, where the Federation has been nominated in the Association of the Year category. The BMF was also shortlisted in the Conference, Website and Leadership categories. BMF CEO, John Newcomb …
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The Ridgeon Group, which is one of the UK’s largest independent Timber and Builders Merchants, recently held its Long Service Awards to celebrate 67 colleagues who have dedicated a total of 860 years to the company. Taking place at the head office in Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, on 13th and 14th June, …
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On Saturday 21st July 2018 five girls from the Kingsbridge and Ivybridge Branches of Palladium Building Supplies, along with over 1700 other ladies, took part in the Neon Midnight Walk in Plymouth. The girls managed to raise an amazing amount of money from sponsorship raised by our wonderful customers and …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has launched its latest Regional Centre of Excellence at Geberit in Warwick. The growing network of BMF Regional Centres of Excellence is making training courses and regional meetings more accessible to BMF members around the country. The latest centre, the BMF’s 20th Regional Centre of …
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An enthusiastic team from Wirquin Ltd has raised funds for Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Doncaster Rotary Club by taking part in a Dragon Boat Race. The event, which has now run for 9 consecutive years, was the St George’s Dragon Boat Challenge held at Lakeside, Doncaster in July. The team …
Read More »One of the UK’s fastest growing builders merchants has been bowled over after joining forces with cricket supporters and a former England star to raise £11,000 for charity. Selco Builders Warehouse, lead sponsors for the Birmingham Bears team in the Vitality Blast, staged its annual charity night in aid of …
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