Macs Builders Merchants has announced it will be closing its doors after serving the Isle of Man for 44 years. The merchant revealed on Facebook that it has agreed a deal with someone to take over the site and all will be revealed in a further announcement soon. The announcement …
Read More »Saint-Gobain introduces the first episode of its all-new Building Better series
Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions, through its brands British Gypsum and Isover, is pleased to introduce the first episode of its all-new Building Better series. Indeed, the first episode to feature on the company’s recently launched Building Better platform puts a spotlight on the growing skills gap, addressing a shortage in skilled …
Read More »BMF scoops three prizes in Excellence Awards
The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) secured three prestigious prizes at the Association Excellence Awards 2024. The building materials trade body won the Best Member Engagement Award and the Silver Award for Best Membership Support. The BMF CEO, John Newcomb received the Bronze Association Leadership Award for organisations with up to …
Read More »PDM unveils fleet of new trucks
PDM, part of the Huws Gray group of companies, has unveiled a fleet of six new trucks as part of a million-pound investment to increase efficiency and enhance the customer experience across Scotland. The investment takes the Scottish-based fleet to over 70 vehicles across a range of 3.5 tonne pickups …
Read More »Leyland’s Big Community Makeover competition heats up as votes from in
Ten good causes across London are battling it out for votes to win a share of a £10,000 makeover jackpot. The groups – including community centres, sports clubs and a school – are campaigning for the public’s support to come out on top in Leyland’s Big Community Makeover competition. The …
Read More »Frying pan, fire etc
All life long, the same questions, the same answers. Smile, they said, for things can always get worse. So they smiled, and low and behold, things got worse. I’m not, as it happens, talking about the news from across the Atlantic this morning. That I can’t deal with right now. …
Read More »Instantor joins NMBS
Instantor has joined the National Merchant Buying Society (NMBS), the market’s most successful buying group for independent builders, plumbers, hardware and timber merchants. NMBS members can now stock Instantor state-of-the-art plumbing and heating products, and benefit from enhanced pricing and promotional offers. Since 1963, NMBS has been committed to increasing …
Read More »Grant & Stone’s golf day swings into action, raising £4,775 for Macmillan
Grant & Stone has announced that its annual charity golf day raised an impressive £4,775 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, which took place at Huntswood Golf Club in Slough, saw 125 customers, staff, and suppliers take part in an 18-hole four-ball golf tournament. Eliot Ryan, business support manager at …
Read More »NMBS celebrates another successful Dinner Dance
More than 1,000 independent builders’ merchants and suppliers came together to network and celebrate at the NMBS annual Dinner Dance on 26 October 2024, in the Great Room, Grosvenor House, London. Guests were welcomed by NMBS’s CEO, Chris Hayward, where he called on both merchants and their suppliers to focus …
Read More »Travis Perkins opens bigger and better branch in Oldham
Travis Perkins has relocated its Oldham branch to a bigger and better location on Featherstall Road North where, along with its Tool Hire service, it will be even better equipped to serve the needs of local trades. The move demonstrates Travis Perkins’ ongoing commitment to delivering for its customers by …
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