The NMBS 2026 Conference opened in Spain today (June 12) with the message to independent merchants that navigating today’s challenging market requires leadership, resilience and a willingness to push beyond traditional expectations. It was hosted by TV preseter and podcast host Jake Humphrey, who introduced NMBS CEO Kevin Williams, to …
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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 …
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Builders merchant Beesley & Fildes has launched Otis, a fully autonomous AI agent developed in partnership with Optiflow Technologies on the company’s ecommerce platform. Otis is designed to search live inventory, generate multi-line quotations, process trade account enquiries, manage complaints and integrate directly into the merchant’s CRM. The platform has …
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Barnsley based Naylor Group was featured on the BBC TV’s The One Show on 21 April. Chief executive Edward Naylor was interviewed about the use of Artificial Intelligence within the company’s plastic pipes business. Since 2024, the company, which makes around 30 million meters of pipe a year, has been using AI to optimise …
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Klipboard, the sector‑specific software provider formerly known as Kerridge Commercial Systems, has unveiled Klipboard AI. Klipboard has built AI directly into its ERP and operational platforms to support the day‑to‑day work of teams in rental, automotive, distribution, manufacturing and field service. This marks the first stage in Klipboard’s AI innovations …
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