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APP Plumbing and Heating has been declared an official Samsung distributor. This Partnership comes after APP Wholesale Ltd, the company behind APP Plumbing and Heating, acquired Ultimate Renewables Supplies, a heat pumps supplier with an existing relationship to Samsung. Neil Lake, managing director of APP Wholesale Ltd said: “We are …

Eight colleagues from Toolstation, part of Travis Perkins plc, undertook a hike across the Dorset coastline to raise funds for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. The hike, tackling 26 miles over the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, has so far raised £5,025 for the cancer support charity against a target …

Grant has launched its new programme, called ‘Start with Grant’, created to help build confidence in heat pump technology among installers by allowing them to live with the systems themselves. Partnering with Nesta on this project, This initiative is a version of Nesta’s own ‘Start at Home’ initiative to heating …

Lawsons Group (Lawsons) has revealed it has purchased two freehold sites in Edgware and Romford, expanding the company’s footprint to support an expanded product range. Lawsons, a timber, building materials and fencing merchant in London and the southeast of England, has thirty five branches trading under seven brands, with over …

Mark Reynolds, executive chairman of Mace Group and co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council since 2022, has been confirmed to speak at the BMF Annual Members Conference in September. Reynolds, who was chief executive of Mace Group until December 2024, is also a Board Director for BusinessLDN and the Northern …

Huws Gray has donated materials to Ochil House retirement housing, supporting a project carried out by volunteers from Mears Group’s North Lanarkshire branch. This project, alongside a £1,500 grant from the Mears Foundation and support from the local building supplier, allowed the Wishaw retirement home to create a new community …

Bathroom Association (BA) hosted its ‘Insights Bites’ session, with MRA Research, to teach the associations members about the value of market research. The lunch and learn webinar went out live on June 19 and is available online and ‘on demand’ in the BA members area. The webinar, hosted by Callum …

James Hardie, in collaboration with several builders merchants, has announced the return of The Hardie Plank challenge, a roadshow event that aims to increase the number of trained installers across the UK. The challenge will take place in 15 locations across the UK, with three events per region covering South …

Bradfords Building Supplies announced the opening of its first ever standalone Tool and Plant Hire depot in Newton Abbot, Devon. Bradfords has over 45 branches across the Southwest and now brings its hire service to a dedicated depot for the first time. To celebrate the opening, the depot will host …

Stelrad, a radiator manufacturer, has partnered with TrueCommerce to implement an Electronic data interchange (EDI) solution aimed at improving its order-to-cash process, data accuracy, and scaled operations. “EDI offers a touchless workflow that significantly reduces administrative overhead, ensures data accuracy, and enables our Customer Services team to focus on our …