Altecnic, the plumbing and heating products manufacturer, has announced that its parent company Caleffi has acquired Cristina - an Italian firm working under the trademarks Cristina Rubinetterie and SILFRA that has been producing top-end taps and fittings since 1949.
Read More »QRL brings Barlo back to mark 50th anniversary
QRL Radiator Group has announced it will roll out its trusted Barlo brand across its whole product portfolio in Great Britain from January 2018.
Read More »DW Nye helps Horsham charity
Kingsfold based builders merchant D.W. Nye is helping to raise funds for local Horsham charity Born Free with a Christmas inspired competition ‘Guess how many sweets are hidden inside the Gingerbread House’.
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Rudridge lights up charity for Christmas
Rudridge will be donating the money they would normally spend on Christmas cards and postage to charity, and giving their customers and suppliers a fun free ‘game of groans’ to play.
Read More »BMJ AWARDS May 18 2018 @ THE BREWERY
The inaugral BMJ Industry Awards will be held on Friday May 18th at a prestigious venue in London.
Read More »BMF and EDA switch onto new apprenticeship standard
Builders Merchants Federation and the Electrical Distributors Association have jointly championed the development of a brand new, industry specific Trade Supplier Apprentice Standard.
Read More »Elliotts welcomes six new apprentices
NBG Partners expand
Four Partner companies in independent builders merchant buying group have added branches as part of their expansion plans.
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Construction output rises at fastest pace for five months
November saw a modest rebound in UK construction output, with business activity rising at the strongest rate since June, according to the seasonally-adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI® ).
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Hitatchi to rebrand power tools
Power tool manufacturer Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., is to chnage its corporate name to Koki Holdings Co., Ltd., with effect from June 1, 2018.
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