FINAL CALL to join PBM’s Top 20 merchant countdown for 2025
PBM is currently compiling this year's annual Top 20 merchant countdown, set to appear in our April 2025 edition, and we need your help.
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Hilton Banks helping merchants comply with acid-based product regulations
As UK legislation surrounding acid-based cleaning products continues to tighten, Hilton Banks is providing essential guidance and support to ensure that distributors unde...
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NMBS CEO Chris Hayward announces plan to step down
NMBS CEO Chris Hayward has revealed he will be stepping from his current role in early 2026, following a 47-year career at the organisation.
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Merchant sector shines a spotlight on trailblazing individuals for International Women’s Day
In recognition of International Women’s Day this year, the merchant industry is sharing the stories of some of the many women who are “redefining success, breaking gender...
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BMBI highlights “positive signs” in builders’ merchants Q4 sales data
Despite a fall in total value sales during the final quarter of 2024, figures released in the latest BMF Builders Merchant Building Index “provide positive signals for th...
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Grafton Group plc announces final results for the year ended 31 December 2024.
A challenging year in the market is reflected in Grafton Group plc’s 2024 Annual Report.
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PushON research outlines “cost concerns and resistance to change” is stalling vital digital transformation in the builders’ merchant sector
According to new research from PushON, builders’ merchants are facing major challenges in modernising their eCommerce capabilities.
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Plumbing & Heating Merchant Q4 sales “hint at growth in 2025”
Figures released by the BMF in the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) for the final quarter of 2024 “indicate growing stability in the market, which may be a precur...
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Ecoveritas “makes packaging compliance easier for builders’ merchants”
Ecoveritas has launched “a groundbreaking tech platform designed to streamline packaging reporting for builders’ merchants.”
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Liquid Gas UK issues new guidance for safe handling of non-refillable LPG cylinders
Designed to assist merchant stockists, Liquid Gas UK has developed new industry guidance to support the safe storage and transportation of LPG and propylene non-refillabl...
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