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Leading boiler manufacturer Baxi has come up trumps at the Gas Industry Awards by securing honours for energy efficiency and customer service.
Read More »Baxi win the double at Gas Industry Awards
New merchants business guide on marketing British timber
British-grown timber, often in the shape of carcassing and decking, is already an unseen element in many builders’ merchants’ ranges. Utilizing the marketing advantage of British-grown timber as a merchant differentiator is demonstrated in a new leaflet for the merchant sector produced by Grown in Britain.
Read More »Strong start to 2017 for UK Builders Merchants
The latest figures from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirmed a strong start to 2017 with a further three months of growth in the sales of building materials through UK generalist builders’ merchants in Q1.
Read More »New BMF Apprenticeship Training Agency to boost apprentice employment
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has formed an accredited Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) that will help its members gain maximum benefit from the opportunities created by the Apprenticeship Reforms – whether or not they are required to pay the Apprenticeship Levy.
Read More »CEMEX dispute reaches solution
After further discussions between CEMEX UK and Unite, the UK’s largest union, in relation to the 2016 pay discussion for cement logistics drivers, CEMEX UK and Unite are pleased to announce that our cement logistics Unite members have accepted the offer made on Monday 22 May, to resolve the on-going dispute over the 2016 pay award.
Read More »Jewson announces Building Better Communities finalists 2017
Four construction professionals and 35 regional projects have been named as finalists in the annual Jewson Building Better Communities competition. A prize fund of £250,000 will be shared by the winners to help deserving causes across England, Scotland and Wales.
Read More »TG opens new showroom
TG Builders’ Merchants has opened a new kitchen and bathroom showroom at its branch in Oswestry.
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The BMF welcomes new members in Northern Ireland
The BMF has welcomed two new independent merchant members in Northern Ireland.
Read More »Jewson scores fundraising goal in charity football match
Jewson employees, suppliers and customers have donned their shorts and football boots to raise more than £1,360 for Barnardo’s.
Read More »MBO at £35M family business A W Lumb
A W Lumb an Independent Builders Merchant with two large depots in Dewsbury and Tamworth, has been sold in a management buy-out (MBO) led by their current executive Chairman and Managing Director John Cureton.
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