Merchant comment: Beesley & Fildes
James Beesley, Commercial Director of Beesley & Fildes, reflects on the challenges that shaped the industry last year and what lies ahead in 2023.
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CLC Product Availability Working Group statement, 4 April 2023
The co-chairs of the CLC’s Product Availability working group — BMF CEO John Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association — have issued their...
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Direction of travel
In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s April issue, editor Paul Davies referenced the magazine’s annual ‘Top 20’ countdown of the UK’s largest merchant businesses.
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Industry offers cautious welcome to ‘Great British Insulation Scheme’
The BMF and other industry names have given a 'cautious welcome' to Government plans to increase the energy efficiency of UK homes.
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Marley explores ‘a bright future for solar’
Marley's Kevin Taylor argues that, with a host of factors pushing up demand for solar energy, the opportunity for merchants who choose to supply solar PV is immense.
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Ten-25 asks “How do you know what you don’t know?”
Ten-25's Ian Oldrey explains how industry-specific ERP software can help merchants to find their blind spots and turn them into opportunities.
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ECI Software Solutions: Conquering the peaks and troughs
ECI's Chris Fisher explains how implementing digital tools can allow builders’ merchants to respond to the challenges that lie ahead.
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BCIS survey shows impact of increased housebuilding costs
BCIS reports that housebuilding costs continue to increase, with housebuilders reducing build out rates in response to the market uncertainty.
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New marketing consultancy launched for independent merchants
MarketingForMerchants.co.uk has launched with the aim of “helping independent merchants shout louder, work smarter, and stop underselling themselves with poor PR.”
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SIG backs international product guidance
SIG's Steve Marr has given a “hearty welcome” to the publication this month of a new global framework for regulating construction products.
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