Opinion Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Actis welcomes Mark Farmer’s call for 75,000 modular homes a year by 2030

|24 Sep 2020

A report co-authored by Mark Farmer, urging it to put modular building at the heart of its ‘build build build’ ambition, has been welcomed by Actis.

BMF Members’ Conference report

|23 Sep 2020

With a theme of ‘Sustaining Excellence’, the BMF’s recent Members’ Annual Conference addressed the issue of sustainable buildings — and sustainable businesses — in a chan...

Worcester Bosch publishes whitepaper: Fuelling the Future

|22 Sep 2020

Worcester Bosch has published a white paper focused on decarbonisation, titled Fuelling the Future.

Direct Route explains what to look for when choosing a debt recovery specialist

|21 Sep 2020

Mike Collins, Founder and Managing Director of Direct Route business to business debt recovery specialists and AccountAssyst online credit management, outlines the key co...

UK tradespeople are witnessing a work boom, according to Direct Line

|15 Sep 2020

Nearly half of UK tradespeople (46%) say their workload has increased since lockdown loosened in June 2020, according to new research by Direct Line.

NBG Buying better: MMCs — what merchants need to know

|14 Sep 2020

This month's NBG Buying better takes a look at MMCs and what merchants should know.

Up-coming regulation change needs merchants to educate staff, says TTF

|12 Sep 2020

TTF is urging merchants to uplift staff knowledge about treated timber, particularly with the up-coming regulatory change to UC4 timber treatments.

NFB comments on £12 billion boost for affordable homes

|10 Sep 2020

Housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has announced a prospectus inviting bids for the Government’s £12 billion investment in affordable housing. NFB comments.