News

Tim Rowbottom of Collier & Catchpole Ltd has been elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation with effect from 1^st September 2017. He replaces Kevin Fenlon of RGB who stepped down due to work commitments having served a three-year term of office.

Sales for UK builders merchants remained positive during the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest data from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index.

Nicole Sykes, Head of EU Negotiations at the CBI will look at the implications of Brexit at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day in September.

Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders has called for the Government’s Housing White Paper to be actioned as soon as possible.

The first apprentices to be hired under the Builders Merchants Federation’s accredited Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA), start work this month.

Builders merchant Jewson has signed up to be a sponsor of a major regional sports awards programme.

Independent plumbers merchant MPH Plumbing merchant in Cannock has moved to larger premise following growth in sales and customer numbers.

Independent Scunthorpe-based builders merchant Builders’ Merchant Company Ltd saw record sales for Juy 2017, the highest in the company's 90 year history.

Timber importer and merchant GE Robinson has made its first acquisition in Yorkshire having bought Craven Timber (Batley) Ltd, based in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire.

Builders and timber merchant Sydenhams has bought Avon Plywood.