Elliotts launches first eCommerce website
Elliotts Builders Merchant, which celebrated 180 years in business in October, has launched its first eCommerce website.
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STARK Group completes Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK takeover and names new UK CEO
Following an “accelerated process”, STARK Group has now completed its acquisition of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK and named former Travis Perkins boss John Carte...
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Navien strengthens UK presence
Navien, the global boiler manufacturer, says it has “relaunched itself into the UK market after a period of recent investment and product development designed to support...
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Mike Tattam confirmed as new BMF Commercial Director
Mike Tattam has been appointed as Commercial Director of the Builders Merchants Federation, whilst Key Account Manager Alex Clifford has announced his retirement.
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Travis Perkins plc announces full year results for the 12 months to 31 December 2022
Travis Perkins plc’s full year results reveal “a resilient trading performance in rapidly changing market conditions.”
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BMBI data shows nominal uplift in Q4 2022 sales, but inflation still drives growth
Figures for the final quarter of 2022 published in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) found sales through UK builders’ merchants slowing during the final...
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Haldane Group unveils £50m, five-year investment strategy
The Haldane Group has announced major new growth and development plans which will see over £50 million invested across the business over the next five years.
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CKI discusses premium performance
Brinley Buckley-Roberts, Brand Manager at Carl Kammerling International, the home of C.K Tools, discusses why premium hand tools are worth more than ever for merchant cus...
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DEKS crosses the threshold
The growing range of drainage solutions available from DEKS is enabling merchants to help their trade customers to add a “clean and stylish” look to drainage design.
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Talking apprenticeships with Wolseley
Following on from this year’s recent National Apprenticeship Week, PBM caught up with Wolseley’s Apprenticeship Lead Joanna Shipley, and recently graduated apprentice, Ky...
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