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The Builders Merchants Federation's Young Merchants group voted unanimously to elect Jamie Pierce, marketing manager of Parker Building Supplies as Chair and Victoria Fiddies, regional sales manager of Catnic, as Vice Chair at its November meeting held at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre in London.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the Chancellor's overhaul of the Stamp Duty and the doubling of the Small Business Rate Relief for a further year.

The Autumn Statement offered no clarity on the Government's plans for apprenticeship funding reform, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

In the middle of National Tree Week (29th November to 7th December), Snows Timber is celebrating its own engagement with sustainable forests and wood supply, marking 10 years of its dual FSC® and PEFC™ chain of custody certification through BM TRADA.

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) met the Scottish National Party (SNP) at its Annual Conference in Perth to hear first-hand from government ministers and party officials about their ideas and policies - and to explain the role of merchants and the Federation itself in the building materials' supply chain.

Gibbs & Dandy's customer service has been recognised at the 2014 B2B Marketing Awards.

Gill Moore, executive chairman of builders' merchant WJ Lewis, has been installed as the new Master of the Livery Company the Worshipful Company of Builders' Merchants.

Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS and the Building Materials Golf Society are pleased to announce a new all industry golf event to take place on the 30th April 2015.

Builders merchanting and DIY Group Grafton has confirmed the acquisition of independent builders merchant Crescent Building Supplies.

A weaker increase in civil engineering has led to the slowest expansion of construction output since October 2013, an industry report has revealed.