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Mark Jones, national sales manager from Sika/Everbuild, has again been awarded the Account Manager of the Year by the NBG buying group.
Read More »‘Billy Connolly of marketing’ signs for BMF All Industry Conference
A multi-award winning keynote speaker who has inspired audiences from across five continents has been confirmed for the BMF All Industry Conference 2015.
Read More »FMB backs small sites exemption
An exemption for small sites from the off-site elements of the zero carbon standard will allow more new homes to be built by small local builders, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Read More »Triton backs women in manufacturing
A new recruit at shower company Triton is hoping to buck a national trend by encouraging more young female engineers to follow her lead and take up a career in the manufacturing.
Read More »New home contracts at highest level since 2008
Figures released today (20th November) reveal that the number of contracts for new homes increased for the sixth consecutive month in October and are at the highest level since 2008.
Read More »HPS to open in Bracknell
Independent plumbers merchant Heating Plumbing Supplies (HPS) has revealed it will open a new branch in Bracknell, Berkshire in January 2015.
Read More »Norbord returns to BMF
Producer of timber panel products, Norbord, is the latest supplier to return to the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF).
Read More »Grafton Group boosts turnover by 10%
Builders' merchants Grafton Group increased revenues by just over 10% to the end of October, according to an interim management statement.
Read More »Ed Davey MP opens Chandlers’ sustainable centre
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey MP, officially opened Chandlers Building Supplies' new Sustainable Building Solutions Centre in East Sussex last week (Thursday 13th November).
Read More »Travis Perkins Group ‘most improved’ for action on deforestation
For addressing the challenge of removing deforestation from its supply chain, The Travis Perkins group has been recognised as the most improved company from 2013 in Industrials and Autos in CDP's 2014 global forests report, 'Deforestation-free supply chains: From commitments to action'.
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