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Highbourne Group is set to host its inaugural gala dinner in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on June 13 at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield. Since first partnering with Teenage Cancer Trust in 2012, Highbourne Group has raised more than £3.4 million through a variety of fundraising initiatives, from corporate …

Plumbing and heating merchants, the Highbourne Group, has announced the appointment of Earl Sibley as chief financial officer (CFO).  Sibley brings finance, operations and sector experience, having most recently been CFO and COO of FTSE 250 housebuilder, Vistry Group, where he oversaw the integration of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try. …

City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has supported the BBC’s DIY SOS programme with product donations worth more than £10,000 for recent big builds in Leicester, London, Southampton and its Children in Need special in Cheshire, The Joshua Tree. The DIY SOS Children in Need special focused on The Joshua …

Plumbers merchant City Plumbing, part of the Highbourne Group, has partnered with Virtualstock, in order to add thousands of new products to its online range. City Plumbing initially adopted Virtualstock’s order management system to streamline supplier onboarding and extend its range in existing categories. The success of this initiative has …

City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has appointed Liz Taylor as its new Chief Commercial Officer, as part of the senior leadership team. Taylor joins Highbourne Group with more than 20 years of commercial experience, bringing a retail perspective to the merchanting industry from her different roles including, most recently, commercial …

Always two there are, a master and an apprentice. It’s National Apprenticeships Week, so it’s fitting that I begin this with a congratulatory slap on the back for the Builders Merchants Federation, which has hit its target of 15,000 by 2030 five years early. With target management like that, there’s …

City Plumbing has launched 10 new Plastics Supercentres across the country; its centres will stock Wavin soil, waste and plastic plumbing products and drainage options, along with other brands. The new Plastics Supercentres will stock the full profile of everything needed to complete multiple new build units, in large quantities. …

Leading organisations in the construction industry, representing over 250,000 workers, have launched a coalition that aims to tackle a lack of diversity across the industry. The Construction Inclusion Coalition has been established by CEOs at organisations including Aliaxis, Baxi, Bradfords, Highbourne Group, Ibstock PLC, Knauf, Travis Perkins PLC, Wavin, Wolseley, …

Highbourne Group, one of the UK’s leading plumbing and heating merchants and owner of brands such as City Plumbing, Plumbworld and PTS, has appointed a new chief marketing officer. Liz Forte has over 20 years’ experience working for renowned companies such as Starbucks and Sony. She will join the business …