Trade associations such as the FMB and NFB are reporting that their members are already experiencing severe problems in keeping their businesses afloat due to the coronav...
The BMF has endorsed the emergency plan set out by the Construction Leadership Council to support the full breadth of the construction industry throughout the coronavirus...
Bryan Clover, CEO of the Rainy Day Trust, is asking businesses how they are coping with COVID-19 with the feeback being used to enable the industry charity to tailor its...
The BMF has responded to the letter from Business Secretary Alok Sharma which thanked merchants, manufacturers and construction workers for critical support during COVID-...
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, has published a letter to the UK’s construction sector offering additional guidance duri...
Members of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) have expressed concerns that the lack of clarity from the Government is causing the construction industry to close do...
Andy Scothern, digital expert and eCommonSense founder, has collected some of the best practical steps that merchants are taking around the UK and Ireland today.
With important parallels for merchant businesses of all types, the Timber Trade Federation explains why a number of its members are continuing to stay open despite the in...
The support package for the self-employed announced by the Chancellor on 26th March is welcome relief for the thousands of self-employed workers in the construction indus...
As many merchants are faced with difficult decisions in light of the developing coronavirus crisis, Selco Builders Warehouse has announced its branch network will close f...
