NMBS CEO Chris Hayward offers his perspectives on the merchant market for 2024
NMBS CEO Chris Hayward shares his views on what we are likely to see this year in the merchanting industry.
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ECI survey outlines merchants’ top concerns
ECI Software Solutions has polled UK builders’ merchants to reveal their top challenges and opportunities for the year ahead with employment shortages, Net Zero challenge...
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S&P Global UK Construction PMI from January 2024
UK construction companies “indicated a strong improvement in business activity expectations” in the S&P Global UK Construction PMI report for January 2024, with optimism...
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PHMI report shows October value sales up 3.3% year-on-year but volumes down
The latest figures from the PHMI report show total value sales for October 2023 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +3.3% in 2023 compared to the sa...
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October BMBI report shows builders’ merchant sales falling -4.0% year-on-year
The first to feature an expanded dataset to cover 92% of the market, the latest BMBI report shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -4.0% in October 2023 compare...
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New Grundfos survey indicates key demographics will be “voting with their heat”
Brits in bellwether seats are more inclined to vote for a party that prioritises household energy efficiency, new research commissioned by Grundfos reveals.
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Unleashed survey gives cause for construction sector optimism
Suppliers to the building and construction industry are set to go from strength to strength in 2024, according to a new report from inventory software brand Unleashed.
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Lindsey Hart joins the NP Group Board
At the age of 31, Lindsey Hart has been appointed as the Sales & Marketing Director of the NP Group, becoming the first woman and the youngest person ever to join the bui...
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Lauren Haines reflects on 50 years at Elliotts
“As a woman, you had to push to be given the chance...” So says Lauren Haines, Director at Elliotts Builders Merchant, as she looks back on a remarkable 50 years working...
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NMBS showcases further apprenticeship success
For young workers like Rory McAinsh, NMBS asserts that apprenticeships deliver double benefits in learning and life experience - with additional advantages for businesses...
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