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The bathroom distributor has launched its annual rewards programme with a host of prizes, including top of the range tech and short getaways, up for grabs. Ideal Bathrooms is offering all of its customers the chance to win a prize every time they spend £1,500 with them. In a new …

Independent merchant buying group h&b has appointed a new CEO, Peter Fletcher. Although he joined a plumbing & heating merchant in Nottingham at 16, he has spent the majority of his career on the manufacturing sector. Recently he was Divisional sales director with Genuit Group Residential Division, aka Polypipe. That, …

The BMJ Industry Awards is the only merchant award programme that is decided by a public vote amongst industry participants. This year, it has partnered with the Institute of Builders Merchants, as a way of highlighting the importance of young people to the future of merchanting. The IoBM, which is …

A new Executive Board has been established to drive growth for the PaintWell group, bringing together the group’s Kent Blaxill, PaintWell and Promain businesses. The PaintWell Group bought Kent Blaxill in November 2022. Keith Reville is appointed chief executive officer of Paintwell, Kent Blaxill and Promain. He joins from Rubix, …

W.Howard Group has implemented a significant business reorganisation as part of its ongoing growth and expansion plans. Established in 1958 and now in its 65th year, the W.Howard Group is always looking to evolve and provide the best possible experience to its customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders. Among the many …

Stelrad Group plc, steel panel and designer radiator manufacturer saw revenue rise 14.6%  to £312.1m in the year ended 31 December 2022.  Adjusted operating profit was up 12.9 at £24.3m, with UK & Ireland seeing 6.5% revenue growth  and a 5.2% growth in adjusted operating profit. The group reported improved …

UK natural slate manufacturer, Welsh Slate, is bucking the trend and re-opening one of its quarries to meet exceptional demand for its roofing, architectural and hard landscaping/aggregate products. Its quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog, which originally opened in 1818 but ceased production of roofing slates 10 years ago, will now re-start, …

Sovini Trade Supplies, proudly part of The Sovini Group, have sponsored Merseyside’s children’s football club The Eight FC. The Eight FC was launched by local parents for local children to support their children’s health and wellbeing. Sovini Trade Supplies are a North-West merchant supplying goods to the repairs & maintenance, newbuild and …

TG Lynes has given a thriving women’s rugby team a sponsorship boost as they prepare for a tour of France. Heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier TG Lynes has agreed to sponsor the back of Streatham-Croydon Ladies RFC’s shirts as they head overseas at the end of May. TG …

Imports of the main timber and panel products in 2022 were 2.4 million m3 lower than over the same period in 2021, according to the latest TDUK statistics. The quantity of all imports in 2022 totalled 9.3 million m3, a decline of 20% from last year. This was driven by …