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A statement was released by the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability Group. The group is co-chaired by John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association. The statement outlines the current accessibility and availability of products in February 2023. The past month …

The BMF Annual Conference and Awards is moving to a new venue.  It will take place on September 20-21 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham which has the capacity to accommodate a larger number of members for the Federation’s premier annual event. Taking the theme Building Momentum for the …

A team from Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies and Fairalls,  builders merchants under the IBMG ownership,  raised £1,400 at a charity gala dinner for Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT). Held at Crowborough Rugby Club in Sussex the night’s takings raised the IBMG’s builder merchants’ grand total for TCTs ‘Mission Unstoppable’ fundraising campaign …

Nationwide multi-utility supply chain partner Fusion Utilities reuses two thousand tonnes of wood each year as part of its cable drum collection service, reinforcing its commitment to making a positive impact. The cable used on electricity networks is delivered on wooden drums to thousands of locations across the UK each …

It is with sadness that Bradfords Group has announced the death of Peter Stanley Bradford, widely known affectionately as Mr Peter,  on 13th January 2023. Peter had a school holiday job on the factory floor of Westlands. It was a time he would recollect fondly as the men working here …

Energy Efficiency at City Plumbing is set to unveil its new Energy Efficiency Centre after agreeing a partnership with GTEC Training to provide accredited training courses for installers. The Centre, based in Farnborough, Hampshire is now open with an official launch planned to mark Earth Day in April. It will …

Building on its previous success, the Huws Gray’s Landscaper of the Year competition is back for the fourth year running. Sponsored by industry-leading companies Pavestone and Global Stone, the competition gives landscapers the opportunity to put their skills and expertise in the spotlight by submitting images of their completed landscaping …

Following its merger with Grant & Stone, Merkko Builders Merchants is relaunching as Grant & Stone Merkko Civils & Building. The announcement follows the news last year that the builders merchants had been acquired by IBMG. During a special celebration week launching on February 20, visitors to the branches will …

Leading energy trade body, the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has called for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) to end, likening it to a ‘sick dog that needs to be put down.’   EUA’s chief executive, Mike Foster, made this call following another poor take up of subsidised heat pumps in …

Selco Builders Warehouse is celebrating raising a mammoth £200,000 for Cancer Research UK. The nationwide builders merchant has been supporting the charity for the last year with customers, colleagues and suppliers joining forces to help beat cancer through a series of fundraising events. These have included taking on the Thames …