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Builders merchants organisation NMBS has staged a highly successful 2026 dinner dance, hosting 1,000 guests from across the building materials industry.
The annual event, which took place on October 24 2026, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Mayfair, offered those attending opportunities to network and build new relationships over drinks, a three-course meal and a full entertainment programme.
Guests represented a full cross-section of NMBS’ membership of over 1,350 builder’s, timber, roofing, hardware, plumbing, heating, plastics, and engineering and industrial merchants, as well as its network of more than 600 market-leading suppliers.
NMBS CEO Kevin Williams, commented: “Now in its 53rd year, the NMBS Dinner Dance has become one of the biggest social events in the calendar.
“Ours is an industry that involves a real sense of community and where relationships are key. The evening celebrates and builds on that. It enables merchants and suppliers to relax, socialise and build lasting connections.
“Thank you as ever to the NMBS team and particularly to our events manager, Sam Hunt for all their hard work in organising another great night. I’d also like to express our gratitude to all the sponsors who helped make the 2026 NMBS Dinner Dance possible.”
This year’s NMBS Dinner Dance raised over £8,000 for industry charities, CRASH and the Maddie Rose Foundation through table donations and a prize draw.
