NMBS has achieved its target to recruit 60 apprentices in its 60th Anniversary year – and is now set on reaching 100 new recruits by February 2024. The apprentices are studying at NMBS members including Gardner and Scardifield Ltd, YARD Direct and Silverton Builders Merchants Ltd, as well as other …
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NMBS has announced it has celebrated its 60th anniversary; at its annual Dinner Dance which took place on October 28 2023, in the Great Room at Grosvenor House in London. NMBS chief executive officer Chris Hayward took to the stage to welcome guests and thank them for their continued support …
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NMBS has joined the Builders Merchants Federation in making the pledge to achieve 15,000 apprentices across the BMF membership by 2030. The aim of the pledge is to close the skills gap in the building materials industry and to drive the utilisation of Levy funds across the building materials sector. …
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A digital tool delivering independent merchants up-to-the-minute supplier details, product information and terms, plus support in sourcing new suppliers and products has now launched digitally for the first time in its history. The Buyers Guide is live on OnePlace which will make sourcing suppliers, brands, and products easier than ever. …
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More than 1,050 independent builders’ merchants and suppliers donned black tie and ballgowns to celebrate the first NMBS Dinner Dance since the pandemic. The event, which took place on October 22, featured a night of entertainment and networking at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. NMBS CEO, Chris Hayward took to the …
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NMBS is supporting the 57th FEST Congress, attracting record numbers of UK merchants making it one of the largest country groups attending the two-day event. The FEST Congress will take place on September 22-24 in Lisbon. The main theme for the business session, held in the Portuguese capital, is “Transformation …
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The National Merchant Buying Society (NMBS) has launched a brand-new website as part of a wider investment in digital services for its members. The new website is part of a programme of work to improve and develop the technology used within NMBS to maintain and build on the valued service …
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Continuing its footballing tradition at its stand at the NMBS exhibition in April, ArtificialGrass.com will be partnered once again by a headline football legend. This year ArtificialGrass.com will welcome Viv Anderson, ex-England football pioneer. Anderson will be available on ArtificialGrass.com’s stand number 51 at the annual NMBS event, taking place …
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NMBS has partnered with the BMF to create the NMBS Kick-Start Growth & Development Scheme. The scheme is designed to help NMBS’ smaller members to join the BMF for the first time, and it is available to any business with an annual turnover of less than £2m. The NMBS grant …
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Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS has been named a 2020 CRASH Fundraising Champion in recognition of its support over the past year. The 17 Fundraising Champions have been recognised for going above and beyond to carry out fundraising between March 2019 and April 2020. Thanks to a combination of …
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