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Grant & Stone has announced that its annual charity golf day raised an impressive £4,775 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which took place at Huntswood Golf Club in Slough, saw 125 customers, staff, and suppliers take part in an 18-hole four-ball golf tournament. Eliot Ryan, business support manager at …

Independent plumbing and heating merchant Williams Trade Supplies Ltd will join plumbing, heating and bathroom buying group PHG from January 1 2025, with the integration process work starting now. Williams Trade Supplies is a trade only merchant with over 50 branches across the UK, and regional fulfilment centres in Fareham, …

 More than 1,000 independent builders’ merchants and suppliers came together to network and celebrate at the NMBS annual Dinner Dance on 26 October 2024, in the Great Room, Grosvenor House, London.  Guests were welcomed by NMBS’s CEO, Chris Hayward, where he called on both merchants and their suppliers to focus …

Travis Perkins has relocated its Oldham branch to a bigger and better location on Featherstall Road North where, along with its Tool Hire service, it will be even better equipped to serve the needs of local trades. The move demonstrates Travis Perkins’ ongoing commitment to delivering for its customers by …

The Building Merchants Federation (BMF) CEO, John Newcomb, has voiced concerns over the Budget’s impact on small and medium-sized merchants. Newcomb’s response follows government announcements of new revenue-raising measures, which, while anticipated, have sparked worries over increased operational costs. “We fully expected this to be a difficult budget for our …

Instantor has again been acknowledged as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies, after receiving the 2024 Gold Standard Winner accolade at a recent awards evening. The programme, run by Deloitte, recognises privately owned companies who are operating at the highest levels of business performance. The 2024 award marks the fourth …

Baxi has supported pupils from an Oxfordshire school, Pegasus Primary, giving them the chance to join the Oxford United Men’s team 2024/25 squad photo. Des Buckingham and the entire Men’s Team squad, along with the Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final trophy, surprised the group of year 5 children with …

Lords has acquired 90% of the issued share capital of Ultimate Renewables Supplies Limited (‘Ultimate Renewables’) for a total net cash consideration of up to £646,000. Established in December 2022, Ultimate Renewables, which is based in Bicester, Oxfordshire, provides a full design and commissioning service to installers and independent merchants …

Dulux, the UK’s leading paint brand, is celebrating completing its 200th ‘Let’s Colour’ community project with social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself (‘VIY’).  To mark the occasion, Dulux’s Senior Leadership Group, featuring many of the top leaders in the business across all functions in the UK and Ireland including the Management …

Nicolas (Nic) Hamilton, who overcame cerebral palsy to achieve his dream of becoming a professional racing driver, is the latest speaker to be announced for the BMF All Industry Conference in June 2025. Born with cerebral palsy that affected the movement of his leg muscles, Hamilton was told that he …