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And at my back I always hear Time’s winged chariot drawing near So it’s the end of austerity is it? Hmmm. I’ll believe that when I see it. Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s latest Budget on Monday was, on the surface, full of treats rather than tricks. Apparently they moved it from its traditional …

Aquisitive Angeley-based independent builders merchant Huws Gray has made its biggest purchase to date with the acquisition of East Anglian independent Ridgeons.   The purchase of the family-owned Ridgeons adds 40 branches to Huws Gray’s 62-branch empire which stretches across Wales and the north west of England, as far down …

The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past. Hands-up who listened to Dr David Day at the BMF Members’ Day event with an increasing sense of trepidation an, by the end, downright terror? Surely I wasn’t …

A special garden which wowed crowds at the Chelsea Flower Show is being relocated to Cricklewood – with a helping hand from builders merchant Selco, part of the Grafton Group. The ‘Life Without Walls’ garden was initially on display at the  Chelsea Flower Show in May and was aimed at …

Acknowledgement and celebration are essential to fuelling passion, making people feel valid and valuable, and giving the team a real sense of progress that makes it all worthwhile. You know that feeling when you’ve been to a really good party that what you want more than anything is to do …

Construction activity significantly picked up in the second quarter of 2018 as the industry began its catch-up of work lost due to delays related to the Carillion collapse and severe weather conditions in the early part of the year. That’s according to the Construction Products Association’s latest Construction Trade Survey for …

Independent Birmingham-based builders’ merchant EH Smith has told its local MP that reducing emissions and easing traffic congestion drove the decision to open a new branch in Birmingham city centre. Chairman John Parker told Roger Godsiff MP for Birmingham Hall Green that the new store in Brighton Road, Balsall Heath …

Independent builders and plumbers merchant group Bradfords saw turnover rise by 19% in the 2017 to 2018 financial year, taking it over the £150m mark for the first time. The company puts the rise down to its expansion and continued investment in staff. It now has 42 builders merchant businesses, …

Hampshire based independent builders merchant Elliotts has won two awards at the National Family Business Awards 2018. The merchant won the Family Business of the Year award for the South-East region at the ceremony at Wembley Stadium on Saturday July 14, while chairman Stuart Mason-Elliott was presented with a Lifetime …

Independent timber and builders merchant Howarth Timber and Building Supplies welcomed  Leeds Central MP, Hilary Benn, to its branch on Pontefract Lane, Leeds, to discuss issues affecting the supply chain and the wider West Yorkshire economy. Benn, who chairs the House of Commons Brexit Committee, met Howarth area manager Ian …