Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, visited Huws Gray Building Supplies to see how merchants are preparing to supply the materials & products necessary to help to build 1½ million new homes, and improve resilience against flooding. Touring the branch, Perkins was welcomed by Mark Walters (area director), David Oldfield (branch …
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A constituency visit by Lee Pitcher MP, organised by the Builders Merchants Federation, to Howarth Timber & Building Supplies in Thorne came at the end of Flood Action Week in which the Environment Agency and BMF members like Howarth’s are promoting ‘Be Flood Ready’ The MP for Doncaster East and …
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MKM Building Supplies welcomed Emma Hardy MP to its Anlaby branch on October 17 as part of Flood Action Week. The visit aimed to highlight the vital role builders’ merchants play in improving property-level flood resilience across the UK. The MP visited the branch to learn more about the …
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It droppeth as the gentle rain from Heav’n Unto the place beneath Having been through one of the hottest, driest Summers for some years, it seems only fitting that news stories relating to Flood Defence Week should have been hitting my inbox in the past couple of weeks. Ah, Autumn, …
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The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) has been recognised for outstanding leadership in apprenticeships and skills. At a ceremony at the House of Lords, BMF CEO John Newcomb was presented with the National Home Improvement Council’s (NHIC) prestigious Stunell Award. Named in honour of Sir Andrew Stunell, a long-standing advocate for sustainable …
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As part of Flood Action Week, the independent review, commissioned by the Environment Agency, setting out how the nation can accelerate practical and affordable flood resilience measures for homes has been published. The FloodReady Review and Action Plan provides recommendations and practical steps to improve the take up of …
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In the lead-up to the Autumn Budget, the Builders Merchants Federation has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, asking her and fellow Ministers to consider five policy topics with ideas for economic growth. The BMF had previously welcomed the Labour Government’s ambitions to build 1.5 …
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The Builders Merchant Branch of the Future, a comprehensive report sponsored by the Builders Merchants Federation, is designed to set new standards for the trade customer experience for the next decade. The report, written by industry expert Steve Collinge, is co-sponsored by the BMF and the global strategy consulting firm …
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The latest Forecast Report from the BMF (Builders Merchants Federation), reveals an upward adjustment to 2.5% in the baseline forecast for sales of building materials in 2025, due to positive growth rates in the first half of the year. According to the report, the first six months of 2025 showed …
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Building Materials Digital Services Ltd (BMDS), the joint venture between the BMF and NMBS, has signed agreements with five suppliers to share product data on their new platform, Data Yard . The companies are C-Tec (CT1), Fernco, Knauf, Knauf Insulation and Ox Tools UK. Powered by Omiteo’s PIM system, Etimix, Data Yard …
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