Naylor wins Queen’s award for enterprise
Naylor Clayware has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for its high-performance products.
Read more
Kilwaughter Minerals ramps up R&D focus
With core brands including K Rend, K Systems and Kilwaughter Lime, Kilwaughter Minerals reports that it is extending its investment in R&D, "ready for a future driven by...
Read more
Feb 2021 PHMI shows sales recovery
The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report shows that specialist plumbing & heating merchants’ sales in February were up 1.2% on February 2020, on an equa...
Read more
Setcrete joins the IBC Buying Group
Setcrete, manufacturer of high-performance floor preparation products and levelling compounds, has become a supplier member of the IBC Buying Group.
Read more
Purdy launches new Painter’s Backpack
Purdy says its newly-launched Painter’s Backpack is the first purpose-designed mobile storage system for professional decorators.
Read more
Grafton issues Q1 2021 trading update
Covering the period from 1 January 2021 to 18 April 2021 in advance of its AGM, Grafton Group plc's latest update reveals a "strong trading" performance with revenue grow...
Read more
Geocel unveils premium packaging revamp for Mate ranges
Geocel has relaunched its popular Mate range, including all its Trade Mate and Joiners Mate products, with striking new branding and marketing support.
Read more
IOBM and BMF agree merger
In a move “designed to benefit the whole industry”, the Institute of Builders’ Merchants is to merge with the Builders Merchants Federation, to be separately managed and...
Read more
Editor’s Viewpoint: Back for good?
In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s May issue, editor Paul Davies discussed the easing of lockdown restrictions and the premature closure of the Government’s latest sustaina...
Read more
Ibstock plc confirms investment in Net Zero brick factory project
Ibstock plc has confirmed its investment in one of its brick factories in the West Midlands, with the goal of reaching Net Zero.
Read more
