AG ramps up production capacity
AG has increased production capacity by 50% to help reduce product lead times following increased demand for facing brick and paving products.
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PHMI October report shows sales up on September but down year-on-year
The latest figures (for October 2021) from the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report show total year-on-year value sales through specialist plumbing and heating...
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Latest BMBI report, covering October, suggests sales stabilisation trend
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report reveals that builders’ merchants’ October 2021 value sales were 11.1% up on October 2020.
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TP outlines ‘up to 50 new branches’ expansion plan
Travis Perkins has revealed its intention to extend its ongoing investment programme, reporting it will open up to 50 new branches over the next five years.
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British Gypsum explains why the “golden thread” is crucial for the construction industry to build better
British Gypsum's Dave Robinson considers how Dame Judith Hackitt’s “golden thread” is key to the digital transformation the construction industry so desperately needs.
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Ibstock Concrete discusses the “lessons learned throughout 2021”
Tim Wright, Managing Director, Concrete Products at Ibstock Concrete, looks back at the last 12 months to discuss some of the biggest challenges faced by merchants and th...
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ERA reflects on 2021
Chris Burrows, Head of Sales for Distribution and Smart Security at ERA, reflects on the challenges and opportunities faced by the merchant sector over the last 12 months...
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L.E.K. Consulting survey details digital purchasing shift
The results from L.E.K. Consulting’s 2021 European Building and Construction Survey reveal the changing habits of tradespeople in terms of how they research and source th...
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NBG reveals Partner insights with 2021 market report
At its first physical event with Partners and Suppliers since the beginning of the pandemic, held in November at the Belfry Hotel & Resort, National Buying Group (NBG) re...
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Further BMF members for CO2nstruct Zero programme
An additional two BMF members – Kerridge Commercial Systems and Xtratherm – were amongst the 11 Zero Carbon Business Champions announced in the final assessment round of...
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