A team from Covers Timber & Builders Merchants’ Chichester depot completed a 5k charity walk through Itchenor on Tuesday 2nd May in aid of St Wilfrid’s Hospice. The route took the walkers through bluebell woodland and along a coastal path overlooking Chichester Harbour. Covers has been a long-time supporter of …
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Builders merchant MKM has reached out to the younger generation for inspiration as part of a national health and safety campaign. The builder’s merchants ‘Go Home Safe’ campaign called upon the artistic talents of the MKM team’s families, encouraging them to create a poster design that promotes best practice …
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Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has announced £18.5m investment in expansion, doubling output at its Burton site. The expansion will help Russell Roof Tiles meet increasing demand for its products to meet the UK’s housing needs of 300k new homes every year. The project is a multi-national co-ordination of supply partners …
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Robert Price Builders’ Merchants is now stocking Setcrete high-performance floor levelling compounds and associated products across its 28-strong branch network, serving South Wales and Herefordshire. The Setcrete range will be permanently stocked in 20 of the group’s general merchants, including two Tudors Building Supplies outlets in Hereford, which were acquired …
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National Buying Group (NBG) has reported that new Partner enquiries are at record levels as independent merchants see the value of joining a truly democratic buying group. Managing director Nick Oates, said: “Undoubtedly independent merchants are seeing the value in being able to access our buying capability which is, I believe, …
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South Wales-based builders’ merchants, Robert Price, have become a ‘Zero Carbon Business Champion’ as part of the Construct Zero programme (also known as CO2nstruct Zero). After the UK government set out a path to Net Zero by 2050 – aka reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100% from 1990 levels – …
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The value of sales through specialist plumbing and heating merchants rose in the final quarter of 2022, according to figures released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) in its latest Plumbing and Heating Merchants Index (PHMI). This was, however, largely driven by higher prices rather than increased volumes. Quarter 4 …
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Figures for the Q1 2023 published today (22 May 2023) in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) reveal a slow start to sales through UK builders’ merchants during the first quarter of the year. Quarter 1 2023 v Quarter 1 2022 Comparing the first three months of 2023 with …
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The Chichester depot of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has become an official sponsor of this year’s Chichester Pride 2023 day of celebration. As a business that has been operating in the area for over 175 years, Covers is proud to be a Chichester Pride 2023 sponsor and show its …
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ETIM UK Ltd, a joint venture between the Builders Merchants Federation and the Electrical Distributors’ Association, was back at Digital Construction Week 2023 recently drawing a large audience to the Main Stage for a panel discussion chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt on the topic of ‘Why standardised product data and …
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