Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has welcomed the appointment of the Rt Hon Christopher Pincher as the Minister for Housing, following Boris Johnson’s first post-election Cabinet reshuffle. John Newcomb, Chief Executive, the Builders Merchants’ Federation, said: “I congratulate Chris Pincher on taking up the housing portfolio at …
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Jewson has invested £1.5 million across three branches in south London, making improvements to its sites in Mitcham, Croydon, and West Wickham, and creating five new jobs. The branches, all within a 7-mile radius of one another, last received investment over 10 years ago and were targeted for redevelopment to …
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Three new businesses have joined independent merchant buying group the National Buying Group this month, bringing significant growth to the NBG portfolio. Specialist timber merchant Arnold Laver is part of the National Timber Group, the largest independent timber distribution business in the UK and brings its fellow brands, North Yorkshire …
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Shropshire builders merchant Tudor Griffiths Group has created the TG Dreams Kitchens and Bathrooms showroom at its branch in Bridgenorth, which covers 300 sq m over two floors, and has six full-sized kitchen displays and ten full-sized bathroom displays inside. The branch on the six-acre site at Chartwell Park is …
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As climate change continues to put sustainable construction at the top of the industry’s agenda, Aggregate Industries is issuing one last call to UK visionaries of sustainable design to submit their entries to the LafargeHolcim Awards. Giving winners the chance to share a sizable $2m pot of prize money, entries …
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Christmas has come early at Frank Key Building Supplies’ new Sheffield branch, with more than 60 presents worth over £500 donated to Hallam FM’s ‘Cash for Kids Mission Christmas’. ‘Mission Christmas’ is an initiative to support the four million UK children living in poverty on Christmas Day. The Nunnery Drive …
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To celebrate its new range, Baxi 800, the UK boiler manufacturer ran a competition giving people a chance to win their moment of joy. The competition launched on Twitter with the hashtag #MomentOfJoy, asking for the public to share what they would consider a moment of joy. With hundreds of …
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Tarmac Cement is celebrating after scooping the Best Branding and Positioning award at this year’s Construction Marketing Awards. The annual awards, endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, showcases the construction industry’s creativity and innovation in marketing. Tarmac Cement beat off competition from five other shortlisted entries to take home …
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The Government is right to exclude packaging for commercial and industrial applications from proposals to introduce full net cost recovery, according to the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). Unlike household waste and household packaging used in high street retail, merchants already incur the cost of managing waste from their distribution and …
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It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has the data Growing up in the 1970s, this is the time of year when I would grab hold of the Argos catalogue and scour through the toy section, turning down the pages when I found yet another item that I …
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