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Leading work-based training specialist JTL has put together a guidance package for employers to explain the intricacies of the new funding rules being introduced by the Government from May 2017.

It should be noted that these funding ...

“Our negotiating aim is a bold and ambitious free trade agreement, greater in scope than any such agreement before” was the message from David Jones, Minister for Exiting the European Union to the Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF).

Leading boiler manufacturer Baxi has come up trumps at the Gas Industry Awards by securing honours for energy efficiency and customer service.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

TG Builders’ Merchants has opened a new kitchen and bathroom showroom at its branch in Oswestry.

The BMF has welcomed two new independent merchant members in Northern Ireland.