NMBS passes milestone on continuing apprenticeship recruitment drive
NMBS reports that it has now helped to recruit over 150 apprentices across the independent merchant sector.
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Steve Boyer installed as WCoBM Master
Steve Boyer has been installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants for the coming year.
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Driven by data: how ForgeFix is maximising the benefits of NBG’s PIM system
NBG and ForgeFix examine the importance of effective product information and data sharing in the supply chain.
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Kilwaughter Minerals acquired by Saint-Gobain
Kilwaughter Minerals is to become part of the Saint-Gobain group after a binding agreement was reached for the multi-national to acquire the Northern Irish quarrying and...
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Direct Line research reveals concerning extent of late payments to UK tradespeople
With implications for the merchant sector and the wider building materials supply chain, new research from Direct Line business insurance reveals that 81% of tradespeople...
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Lawsons’ Jordan Payne wins prestigious BMF award
Lawsons reports that it was “thrilled” by the success of Jordan Payne, a Branch Team Supervisor from the company’s Acton Branch, in winning the prestigious BMF Apprentice...
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Baxi opens the doors to new “Solutions Academy” training facility
Baxi recently welcomed key industry stakeholders, including representatives from the merchant sector, to the new Solutions Academy at its Warwick headquarters as the busi...
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“Accelerated growth” revealed in latest UK Construction PMI report
September data presented in the latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global “indicated that business activity growth across the UK construction sector accelerated t...
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Latest PHMI figures suggest plumbing and heating merchants are “turning the corner”
The latest PHMI report shows total value sales for July 2024 through specialist plumbing and heating merchants were up +4.7% compared to July 2023. Volumes increased +10....
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BMBI report reveals Builders’ Merchant July sales “edge up+0.9% year-on-year”
The latest BMBI report, released at the end of September, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales in July edged up +0.9% compared to the same month in 2023.
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