The Builders Merchants Federation has written to the Construction Minister, Sarah Jones MP, calling for a “fresh impetus” from Government to ensure it can deliver its target of 1.5 million new homes. In the letter the BMF set out the ways in which its members are preparing to support housebuilding …
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No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? Maybe we’re missing something. Maybe Chancellor Rachel Reeves …
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The Builders Merchants Federation has announced that its All Industry Conference 2025 will take place in Barcelona. The event, held every two years alternatively with the NMBS Conference, will be held from Thursday June 12 to Sunday June 15. The venue is the Torre Melina hotel, and was announced by …
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The BMF’s Builder Merchants Building Index (BMBI) latest report on sales of building materials in the UK, once again underscores the impact of price inflation on the sector. Overall sales revenue in Quarter 2 2022 was the highest since the BMBI started in 2015 but, just as in the first …
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The Chichester depot of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has donated £4,500 to Stonepillow, helping the local charity replace flooring in its hostel. Formed in 1989, the charity supports and empowers homeless people across West Sussex by offering a complete recovery journey that focuses on improving health and wellbeing. It …
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Gardner and Scardifield’s 100-Year Celebratory Community event took place in July on Lancing Beach Green, West Sussex. Gardner and Scardifield Builders Merchants, Electrical Wholesalers and DIY Suppliers, with over 15 branches throughout Sussex, put the event on to celebrate hitting its centenary. It was founded in Lancing in …
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MKM is taking another step forward in its commitment to tackling carbon emissions after trialling solar PV technology at both its Leeds and Newark branches. Rachel Constable, head of ESG for MKM, said: “As a business, it’s very important that we are ‘doing the right thing’. For us, this includes …
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Lack of clarity on how to carry out U-value calculations for those specifying multifoil insulation has been resolved – thanks to the introduction of a new convention brought in under revised Part L of the Building Regulations this summer. The updated BR443’s clear guidelines will also help building control officers …
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Following the success of last year’s initiative, Kick It With Keylite returns for 2022 – bigger and better than before. This year, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is challenging merchants and their customers to ‘Keep It Up’ in the name of raising money for Mates in Mind, a leading charity addressing …
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The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +14.8% in May 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, driven more by rising prices (+17.8%) than volume sales (-2.5%) year-on-year. All categories sold more in May 2022 compared to the previous year, …
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