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National builders’ merchant, Buildbase has collaborated with ITN Productions and the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) to produce a four-minute programme that highlights the role of apprenticeships in shaping the next generation of building supplies professionals.
Read More »Baulch joins anniversary charity challenge
Former Welsh athletics star Jamie Baulch has rekindled his sporting career to help a Cardiff business celebrate a landmark anniversary.
Read More »H&B’s acquisition of TBG sees the dawn of a new strategy for merchant buying groups
One of the leading buying groups in the builders' and timber merchants' sector, H&B Group, is acquiring one of the newest in the sector, the Timber Buying Group (TBG), to bring unprecedented support to the industry's small to medium-sized players.
Read More »Sage joins the BMF
Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems has joined the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF).
Read More »Covers sponsors Rudgwick Junior FC
The Rudgwick branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has agreed a 3-year sponsorship deal with Rudgwick Junior FC.
Read More »New Kingspan website places insulation answers at your fingertips
Kingspan Insulation has launched its new website featuring a free learning centre — Kingspan Insight — providing instant answers and advice on a wide range of insulation-related queries: from explaining terms such as R-values, to how to install the right insulation for a particular application.
Read More »Viessmann backs boiler efficiency breakthrough
Viessmann welcomes new policy changes and updates, announced on October 12, which set new standards for the efficiency of gas boilers in the UK.
Read More »NFB: Construction T-level panel does not reflect the industry
On 11 October, the Department for Education (DfE) announced that the first three subjects available for T-levels from 2020 will include construction, digital technology and childcare.
Read More »Brymec set to dig first well for charity in Africa
A charitable foundation run by building services components supplier, Brymec, has teamed up with Fields of Life to build the first of many wells that will deliver a sustainable source of clean water for villages and communities in East Africa that currently have to walk for miles each day to collect water.
Read More »Baxi proves it’s a master of marketing with award win
Baxi has scooped the Business to Business Award at this year’s Masters of Marketing Awards for its online installer scheme, Baxi Works.
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