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  By mutual agreement IBMG have agreed to leave NBG as at 31st December 2022 as both organisations believe that their best interests would be served by following their own strategies and negotiations in the future.   Nick Oates, managing director of NBG said: “The decision to part ways was …

An organisation that supports people in poverty in Exeter and Torquay has won a community award from Selco Builders Warehouse. Punk Against Poverty CIC has secured £500 worth of building materials through its Community Heroes campaign. The organisation provides free school uniforms to children in need and will use the …

James Freedman, the only person to have picked the pocket of the Governor of the Bank of England, the Prime Minister, and His Majesty the King, will be demonstrating his encyclopaedic knowledge of deception at the BMF All Industry Conference 2023. They say it takes a thief to catch a …

Jewson completed the ’Taking on the Thames’ challenge on October 14, raising money for its two charity partners, Band of Builders and Barnardo’s. 44 Jewson team members undertook the 26.2-mile walk, which started at the Jewson Staines branch on Gresham Road at 7am, and ended at London’s O2 Arena later …

Keystone Live is continuing its webinar series holding its third and fourth debates this November. Featuring expert speakers and covering a range of topics and issues, the last two debates will focus on how the industry is tackling climate change and designing with non-combustible materials. On November 3, the webinar …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has called on the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to support a national retrofit strategy that would create 500,000 new jobs across the UK and help achieve the country’s Net Zero ambitions by 2050. Over 120 people attended the BMF’s Annual Parliamentary Reception at the House …

Selco Builders Warehouse has made further progress on its sustainability journey by undertaking a major installation of solar panels at a branch for the first time. Selco’s Barking branch has benefitted from the installation of more than 220 solar panels, which is already generating up to 40 per cent of …

Berkshire-based builders merchant, FORT is the latest recruit to buying group h&b. Formed just before the start of the pandemic, FORT has grown rapidly and is now looking forward to the buying deals and other services that h&b offers to continue its success. FORT Builders Merchant was established in January …

Travis Perkins Hire is refreshing its plant safety handover videos. The refresh is being done to support the introduction of new machinery that will be available from Travis Perkins Hire. The videos will be available on Travis Perkins Hire drivers’ handsets, and after being transported to site, it is a …

McGovern & Co. is celebrating reaching a milestone of eight million bricks supplied in the two years since its acquisition by a growth strategy firm. Established in the North-East for more than 70 years, McGovern & Co. was acquired in September 2020 by Yorkshire-based growth specialists, Alpaca. Since then, the …