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Builders merchants trade association, the Builders Merchants Federation wants Andy Burnham to make housing an immediate priority  now he is Prime Minister.  BMF CEO John Newcomb said: “The confirmation today of Andy Burnham MP as the Prime Minister should provide fresh impetus to revive the housing market to Get Britain Building …

Building materials distribution conglomerate SIG wants to improve its operating profits to £50m by the second half of 2028. It plans to save £100m via a combination of business simplification, disposals, business improvement and working capital optimisation efficiency drive as the market continues to struggle. In a trading update the …

More than 100 golfers took to the fairways of the iconic Brabazon Course in Sutton Coldfield, for the Maddie Rose Golf Day for a day of competition, networking and fundraising in support of the Maddie Rose Foundation. The 110 golfers embraced the event’s signature yellow theme, sporting a variety of …

Tradeaze founder Jack Hopkins talks to Fiona Russell Horne about how he scaled up from delivery by bike to raising £3m and scaling 3,000 drivers. From bike courier to national platform, Jack Hopkins is aiming to reshape how builders’ merchants approach their delivery options. Tradeaze, the on-demand delivery platform for …

 After 67 years of service, working for four generations of the same family, Barry Loughran has retired from A. Perry Ltd at the age of 82, having joined as a factory apprentice in 1959. Loughran rose to become a factory supervisor, a role he held for many years. At 65 …

Builders merchant Huws Gray has been fined over £2m after one of its workers was crushed to death by a pallet of timber. Paul Coulson, 56, was removing plastic packaging from pallets of timber before they could be processed at the the company’s Herringswell Sawmills, in Bury St Edmonds. He …

Independent family-owned builders merchant group Lawsons has donated materials to help people in Jamaica whose homes and livelihoods were destroyed by a hurricane. Hurricane Melissa wreaked devastation across Jamaica from 21st October to November 4th 2025.  The CEO of Trizone Electrical Services Ltd, Tazio Heath, is a long-term contractor to …

To unpack the thinking behind the BMF’s Branch of the Future Report, Fiona Russell Horne sat down with Tom Diplock, partner at L.E.K Consulting, which conducted the research supporting the report. They discussed how the work originated, what it reveals about the sector’s evolution, and why the report should be …

Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly MP, who was one of the few Cabinet ministers to have served as Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary, will be a headline speaker at the BMF Members Day conference. Cleverly’s career stretches over the military, business, local and national politics and he remains a …

The new Baxi ASHP Pre-plumbed Cylinder is designed specifically to work with Baxi ASHPs, to provide optimal heating and hot water performance while helping homeowners save energy. Much of the pipework and fittings are already in place, and the cylinder comes pre-wired, further simplifying and reducing time needed on electrical …