Last week (Monday 15th January) Milford held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Director Ken Coad, along with his son and Yorkshire Cricket Club player, Ben Coad and plumbing and heating division manager, Brad Rushton. They also took the opportunity to announce their Employee of the Year winner, Lee Adair.
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Chandlers Building Supplies is on the search for a charity to partner with for 2018.
Read More »Independent builders, plumbers and electrical merchants Grant & Stone has opened a plumbing depot in Reading.
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Independent family-run builders merchant group The George Bence Group opened a 4th branch on January 19, in the Cotswold village of Bourton on the Water.
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National independent plumber’s merchant, Plumbase, has announced a new partnership with heating systems manufacturer Viessmann that will significantly increase access to same day and next day spare parts availability this heating season.
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West London independent Lords Builders Merchants welcomed Rupa Huq MP to its business in Park Royal, Ealing. Dr Huq was shown round by Shanker Patel, Lords chief executive, and John Murphy, Branch Manager, in order to discuss issues affecting the supply chain and the wider London economy. These included narrowing …
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The Builders Merchants Federation has won the Best Practice Award for the second year running at the UFEMAT AGM held in Stockholm. UFEMAT is the European Association of National Builders’ Merchants Associations and Manufacturers. John Newcomb, BMF CEO said: “It is a remarkable achievement to win this prestigious Award again. …
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Grafton Group plc, the builders merchanting and DIY Group, saw its 2017 Group revenue increase by 8.8 % to £2.7 bn issues according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2017, issued in advance its Final Results for 2017 on 1 March 2018. UK merchanting revenue rose 4.5% …
Read More »Visqueen has launched a specialist service to ensure that building projects meet the latest stringent standards and regulations for waterproofing. Part of Visqueen Special Projects, the new Waterproofing Design Specialists represent a significant investment by the company to deliver high-level expertise and experience in all types of waterproofing, fully backed …
Read More »The League Tables figures used for John Nicholls in the print version of BMJ’s January issue were for John Nicholls (Trading) rather than John Nicholls (Holdings) and, therefore, do not take into account the figures of J & Bs, the Dorset-based plumbing and heating merchant that John Nicholls owns. Apologies for the …
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