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Ben Chandler, finance director of Chandler Material Suppliers, has been appointed as Regional Chairman for the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) Anglia Region. His appointment comes as Hugh Guntrip of Huws Gray steps down from the role after a five year term. Chandler Material Supplies is a family run, local and independent …

Managing Director Builders Merchants Buying Group The National Buying Group LLP (NBG) is an independent, progressive and fast-growing group of privately owned builders’ merchants based throughout the United Kingdom.  NBG enables our 80+ Partners to achieve the best possible buying terms from suppliers by consolidating our purchases and providing a …

 Fernco, specialist manufacturer to the civils & drainage, plumbing and water management sectors, promoted Ryan Lockwood to the role of national sales & marketing manager, effective from January 1 2024.   Joining Fernco in 2015, Lockwood has had a significant impact on how Fernco interacts with its customers and has …

Actis has appointed a new technical manager, Harsha Mistry, who will work alongside Thomas Wiedmer in the newly created role. Before joining Actis, Mistry was involved in a variety of hospitality, residential and commercial projects in the UK and India, working closely on-site with builders and craftsman, where her in-depth …

Dosafil Residential Technologies has appointed John Lynch as its commercial director. Lynch is well known across the UK domestic heating sector, having built an excellent reputation whilst with Sentinel and Flamco and for the last few years as a leading consultant in the HVAC sector. “I’m looking forward to this …

Rachel Davidson has been appointed to the new position of director of specialist knowledge at the Building Engineering Services Association. Davidson will have a particular focus on the Building Safety Act and its implications for BESA members and the wider specialist building services sector. “The new Act is just starting …

Baxi has announced that Karen Boswell OBE is to leave Baxi Heating UK and Ireland at the end of November, after three years as the company’s managing director – Jan Rijnen will take over the reigns. Rijnen, former CEO of insulation specialist De Isolatieshop B.V., will replace Boswell. Prior to …

Kudos Shower Products has announced the appointment of Mark Batley as senior business development manager for the company. He will be focussed on working with distributor partners and growing the number of Kudos retailers and its displays, including those approved for Premium Collection products. Sales and marketing director at Kudos …

Burdens has announced that one of its apprentices, Jay Clarke, has been nominated for Apprentice of the Year award at this year’s Lifetime Learner Achievement Awards in the Customer Support and Administration category. Clarke is one of only three apprentices out of 280 across the UK who have been selected …

Codelocks has appointed Paul Campbell as its new technical, quality and sustainability manager, he has over 30 years’ experience in architectural ironmongery and brings a wealth of knowledge to the role. Codelocks has been in business for over 30 years and as sustainability has become more important for the company; …