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Rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio pedalled into the head office of Wolseley UK's Head Office in Leamington Spa yesterday, as part of the 2014 Dallaglio Cycle Slam.

Marketing is expensive, but not doing it is even more expensive, claims CEO of MRA Marketing Mike Rigby.

Bristan Group has commeneted on the results of the damages enquiry resulting from a 2013 court case between it and Kohler Mira, which requires Bristan Group to pay a small royalty, in line with its expectations.

With less than a year to go until the general election, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has published its own Policy Manifesto outlining how they would like to see the supply chain and government working together.

Merchants and suppliers should focus on growing the core of their business in order to build the success of the brand, said brand expert David Taylor at the NMBS Conference 2014 in Tenerife last week.

The managing director of the National Merchant Buying Society Chris Hayward took to the stage at the society's biennial industry conference at the weekend (19th to 22nd June) to talk about branding and to update delegates on the NMBS's progress in its merger with fellow buying group Unimer.

Brand expert Rita Clifton, a former CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi, told the NMBS Conference 2014 that "not every industry gets how important branding is".

Builders merchant organisation the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is holding its 2015 conference in Malta

Details of a major publicity campaign by the UK Government to promote its new home improvement incentive scheme to households in England and Wales have been seen by the Builders Merchants' Federation.

The NMBS Conference 2014 kicks off tomorrow (June 19) and the BMJ team will be working hard to ensure that both delegates and readers get up-to-the-minute information from the conference programme.