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An online roofing merchant has seen a 100% increase in revenue in 2020. Roofing Megastore, founded in 2017 by Banbury-based entrepreneur Gian-Carlo Grossi, says it benefitted from “an explosion in demand” during the first COVID-19 lockdown, rapidly scaling up its team, adopting new processes, and making targeted investment in response …
Read More »RGB’s Launceston branch marks 30 years since opening
The Launceston branch of RGB Building Supplies recently celebrated 30 years since it opened its doors. As well as giving away goody bags to thank visitors for their custom, the branch team held a raffle in aid of RGB’s chosen charity, Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, where one lucky person won a signed Exeter Chiefs shirt. The raffle raised £107 for the …
Read More »Chandlers and Parkers launch charity tea-bag throwing challenge
Can you throw a tea-bag into a mug from a distance of at least one metre? That’s the challenge that Chandlers Building Supplies and Parkers Building Supplies have laid down for customers, suppliers, and other merchants, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Set to rival the Ice Bucket Challenge …
Read More »BMF confirms first Conference Forum speakers
Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has announced its first speakers in the Industry Forum debate at the BMF All-Industry Conference 2021, which takes place next June in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Andy Mitchell, CBE, Chief Executive Officer of Tideway and Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council and Peter Hallitt, …
Read More »EH Smith leads the way with Accident Plaster
EH Smith is the first builders merchant to stock Dr Weils Accident Plaster (First Aid For Tough Trades) Developed by entrepreneur and former Special Forces medic Hadrian Garner, Accident Plaster is a product that helps trades protect themselves against life threatening infections like Covid 19, Weils Disease and Sepsis while …
Read More »Merritt & Fryers hits 85th milestone
Independent builders merchant Merritt & Fryers is celebrating 85 years of service to the professional trades in Skipton. Founded in 1935, the family-run timber, building, plumbing, hardware and decorators’ merchants is being run by its third generation and is still located among former mill buildings near the centre of Skipton. …
Read More »Brett Martin cascades into Harry Potter author village
The Cascade Cast Iron Style Rainwater System from Brett Martin has been used on a new housing development in Tutshill, Gloucestershire, the village where Harry Potter author JK Rowling spent her childhood. The Birch Grove development in the Forest of Dean includes 45 new three, four and five-bedroom family homes. The …
Read More »Williams dive into Poole
Williams Trade Only Plumbing and Heating Supplies is opening its 39th branch, in Poole, Dorset, on Tuesday 1st December. Poole Branch Manager, Rob Arthurs, brings years of experience in the plumbing sector and aims for the branch is to be the first choice for heating and plumbing supplies for …
Read More »Azpects adds sales support
Azpects Ltd has welcomed Sophie Wentworth to its Midlands sales team. She has worked in sales for the last 15 years across the heating and plumbing industry and will be focused on supporting suppliers and landscapers across the South-Central region, including Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire, as well as strengthening …
Read More »Ibstock reopens Laybrook facility after investment
Brick maker Ibstock has restarted production at its Laybrook facility in West Sussex, following a significant investment programme. Laybrook reopened at the end of September, having received a multi-million pound investment to ensure it is well placed to meet increasing demand for bricks from across the construction supply chain. Laybrook …
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