MKM Building Supplies is looking to raise as much as £220m to bring in funds to underpin further expansion, the Financial Times reports.
Read More »The W.Howard Group purchases Balcas’ Mouldings Business
Balcas Ltd is pleased to announce the sale of the business of its subsidiary Balcas Kildare Ltd, to the W.Howard Group Ltd.
Read More »Travis Perkins’ P&H Division joins the BMF
The Plumbing and Heating Division of Travis Perkins, which includes City Plumbing Supplies and PTS along with six other brands, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation.
Read More »Intergas awarded the Golden Stilson
Intergas Heating has been awarded the Golden Stilson at an equally glittering Association of Gas Safety Managers (AGSM) Supplier Excellence Awards ceremony this month.
Read More »First forum speakers for BMF Conference announced
Builders merchants trade association, the Builders Merchants Federation has secured two top industry names to headline its Conference Industry Forum at the All Industry Conference next June.
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Boiler scrappage must ‘learn from mistakes’ of Boris Boiler Scheme
A spokesperson for the UK’s leading heating and hot water appliance manufacturer has called on the industry to ‘learn its lesson’ from the London Boiler Scrappage scheme and simplify initiatives aiming to encourage homeowners to upgrade their inefficient boilers.
Read More »Heating World of Spares become first indie merchant to embed PartsArena
Offering an efficient advantage to its customers, Heating World of Spares (HWOS) has become the first independent merchant to fully embed parts identification software, PartsArena (developed by Infomill Ltd) into its new ecommerce website.
Read More »The hunt is on for the UK’s Best Heating Installer
An awards recognising the efforts of tradespeople who go above and beyond for their customers each and every day, is now open for entries.
Read More »Q3 merchant sales buck ONS trend
Sales of building materials through UK builders merchants remained strong for the first three months following the Brexit vote.
Read More »Gibbs & Dandy MD welcomes Autumn Statement on housing
Neil Lawrence, managing director of builders merchant Gibbs & Dandy has welcomed some of Phillip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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