Independent builders merchant MKM has made its furthest move from its Hull heartland with the opening of a branch in Kent.
Read More »Saint Gobain opens new Technical Academy
Building materials company Saint-Gobain has opened a new Technical Academy.
Read More »PTS opens new headquarters
Plumbers merchant PTS has officially opened its new headquarters building in Crick, near Northampton.
Read More »Crossrail freight link opens from former cement works
Thames Gateway Minister, Bob Neill, has opened a new £13.5m freight link from the North Kent Line to the former Lafarge Cement Works at Northfleet.
Read More »Elliott-sponsored cyclist to ride at London 2012
Dani King, the cyclist sponsored by independent builders merchant Elliotts, has been selected for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Read More »BMF announces all-industry conference for 2013
Builders merchant organisation the Builders Merchant Federation is to hold an all-industry conference in 2013.
Read More »Comment: What a difference four years makes. Or not, actually.
In the four years since the last all-industry conference (and six since I actually attended one), there have been some major and minor changes.
Read More »Olympic athletes rock NMBS conference
Olympic and world championship medal winners Roger Black and Steve Backley took the 2012 NMBS all-industry conference to new heights with their presentation on Saturday afternoon.
Read More »Confusion reigns on Green Deal opportunities
Opinions are mixed among Marbella conference speakers as to whether the Green Deal is an opportunity for merchants or not.
Read More »NMBS conference looks at business differently
The old saying goes, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got. So the NMBS conference afternoon sessions looked at how to look differently at the business.
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