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While the Prime Minister was visitng Donald Trump last week, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stayed closer to home, taking a trip round builders merchant George Bence & Sons in Cheltenham.

Ravatherm UK, part of Ravago Group - the world leader in manufacturing, compounding and distribution of plastics and rubber - has announced the acquisition of the UK Polyfoam XPS business of Knauf Insulation.

Navien are targeting significant growth in the domestic boiler market by branching into the UK.

Two forklift truck operators from Travis Perkins plc are celebrating success after qualifying as finalists in RTITBS’s Forklift Operator of the Year competition.

Chris Hayward Managing Director of NMBS, joined up with Stephen Gould, Managing Director of Everards Brewery to provide a ‘Speedy Speakers’ session to local school, Fullhurst Community College, which aimed to help raise awareness about work, aspirations and the need to achieve for Year 9 (14-15 year olds) students before they embark on their two years of GCSE study. 

The UK’s fastest growing trade only builders merchants has signalled its intentions for 2017 – by officially opening two new branches in the first fortnight of the year.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has teamed up with AkzoNobel to host its latest Regional Centre of Excellence, it has also announced the launch of a new Decorating Forum to bring together members with responsibility for paint and decorative products.

A couple of errors crept into BMJ’s annual League Table of builders merchants, published in the January issue.

The skills shortage in the construction industry has got worse and has now spread beyond bricklayers and carpenters to other key trades, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

In keeping with the Conference theme of  “Change, Challenge & Opportunity” speakers Floyd Woodrow and Michael Jackson are set to challenge accepted wisdom at the BMF All Industry Conference in Budapest in June.