More than 40,000 colour options – and almost 200 different types of paint – are now available for same-day delivery across London, after leading decorating and DIY specialist Leyland SDM partnered with Gophr. Painters and decorators now have access to an astonishing array of colours and finishes, available within just …
Read More »Mel Stride MP talks skills agenda with Bradfords
Training and employee development were high on the agenda when Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride MP visited Bradfords Building Supplies’ Moretonhampstead branch on Friday. The MP for Central Devon learned how the builder’s merchant continues to invest in and develop its people, having first started operating …
Read More »RGB chooses Children’s Hospice South West as charity partner
RGB Building Supplies has selected Children’s Hospice South West as its charity partner for 2023-24, and will be organising branch-wide fundraising events throughout the next 12 months. Children’s Hospice South West, founded in 1991, provides care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, including respite and …
Read More »HALDANE GROUP APPOINTS PETER HINDLE MBE AS REGIONAL CHAIRMAN
Timber importers, builders and plumbers merchant Haldane Group has appointed Peter Hindle MBE to the position of Regional Chairman at the company’s operations in England and the Isle of Man. Hindle’s four decades’ experience in the merchant industry include Managing Director of Jewson, CEO and General Delegate of Saint-Gobain in …
Read More »Two new specialist independent merchants join NBG
Two specialist merchants have set their sights on accelerated growth after joining National Buying Group (NBG). Northamptonshire-based LMR Building Supplies and Hampshire-based Woodstock Plumbing & Heating joined existing members of NBG’s Partner community late last year. Founded in 2018, LMR Building Supplies provides customers in the Northamptonshire area with quality …
Read More »Draper Tools joins the BMF
Draper Tools, a supplier of quality trade, professional and DIY tools, has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) in recognition of the importance of builders’ merchants as a core business channel for the company. Founded over 100 years ago selling government surplus and tools in markets in Surrey, today Draper …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles invests in new technology
Russell Roof Tiles has recently invested in further new technology to streamline its manufacturing. intouch Monitoring is a production monitoring system that will help the team focus on key downtime hotspots, assess potential efficiency gains, and will help strategic purchasing decisions. The new system is being used at Russell Roof …
Read More »SIG Roofing opens in Carlisle
SIG Roofing has opened a new branch in Carlisle, to service the wider Northwest, and the Dumfries and Galloway area. The first new SIG Roofing site for a number of years, Carlisle is run by branch manager Richard Whittington and assistant branch manager Grant Kelton, featuring the full SIG Roofing …
Read More »City Plumbing Spares apprentice scoops WCoBM prize
City Plumbing Spares apprentice, Leo Brigham, has been awarded the prestigious City & Guilds Livery Company Prize for 2023 by the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants. Brigham started his apprenticeship with City Plumbing in 2021 and was the first learner to complete the programme of study in the first ever …
Read More »Jewson announces new charity partner
National builders’ merchant Jewson has announced its new official charity partner for Scotland and the North, as Whiteleys Retreat in Ayrshire. Whiteleys Retreat provides free therapeutic respite breaks and extended support for children, young people and their families with cancer or life altering illnesses and was selected by Jewson employees …
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