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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +1.4% in November 2022 compared to the same month in 2021. This was inflation-led growth as volume sales tumbled -13.6% while prices climbed +17.3%. Nine of the twelve categories sold more in November compared …

The latest figures from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total value sales for November 2022 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were +6.9% higher than November 2021. Price inflation (+9.8%) was again the driving factor behind year-on-year growth with volumes falling -2.7%. Month-on-month November value sales …

The local Members of Parliament for the two Swindon constituencies both visited Grant UK’s new Head Quarters in January to tour the facilities and to learn more about what Grant UK is doing in the local community and in the field of sustainable home heating products. In September 2022, Grant …

Independent family-owned and family-run builders merchants Tippers, based in Lichfield, have celebrated raising  £200,000 over the past five years for a local children’s hospice charity. The company has been supporting the charity’s Walsall hospice, Acorns in the Black Country, through donations and fundraising since 2018. All money raised has gone …

The South Molton branch of RGB Building Supplies has opened a brand-new plumbing and heating centre, completing a 12-month full renovation project. The new centre has allowed the branch to double the size of its plumbing and heating (P&H) product offering and install a dedicated trade counter, manned by a …

Crystal-Direct, one of the UKs leading manufacturers of PVCu windows and doors has announced a supply agreement with Toolstation. This will be the first time that Toolstation has offered windows to its customers via their website across a newly created ‘department’ dedicated to hosting almost 200 window options. The range …

The Independent Builders Merchants Group (IBMG) entered the tool hire market for the first time 12 months ago. One year on, the venture has a number of in-branch tool hire services across the South East providing anything that is required – no matter how large or niche. During 2022 IBMG …

Mike Beard, Encon Insulation’s Merchant Development Director, is the new chair of the BMF Insulation and Dry-Lining Forum. Beard is a well-recognised figure in the industry with a career spanning 40 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as Chair of this Forum. Before joining Encon Insulation 10 …

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 January 2023. The new year …

At its Annual Long Service Awards ceremony, held at St. Ermin’s Hotel in London, leading building products manufacturer Forterra celebrated Peterborough employee Keith Coulson, who represents the third-generation of Coulsons to have worked for the company. Coulson began his career in 1972, but has memories of the old brickyard from …