Mirage makes the switch to join NBG
Family-run plumbing and heating merchant, Mirage Heating & Plumbing Supplies, has joined National Buying Group.
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PHMI report reveals Q2 Plumbing & Heating sales “reflect price deflation”
Figures released by the Builders Merchants Federation in the Plumbing & Heating Merchants Index (PHMI) for the second quarter of 2024 show the impact of price deflation o...
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BMBI report confirms “market slowdown continues” for builders’ merchant sales
Figures for the second quarter of 2024, released in the latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) from the BMF “show little sign of growth in demand for building mat...
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Latest UK Construction PMI shows “solid output growth maintained” across sector in August
According to the latest UK Construction PMI report from S&P Global, UK construction companies indicated a sustained rebound in total business activity in August although...
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Construction industry responds to Grenfell Inquiry report
PBM presents a number of the responses from the construction sector to the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.
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“New burdens and responsibilities” for construction recommended in Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry has published its second and final report into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire at Grenfell Tower in the early hours of...
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Merchant sector first for STARK’s Helene Bradley
Helene Bradley, Communications Director at STARK Building Materials UK, has been appointed as a Fellow of the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence (CSCE).
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Ultratape: Getting the job done
Ultratape’s Craig Laing outlines some of the ways in which the company is helping stockists sell more through a number of different sales, marketing and data-driven initi...
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Setting the agenda
In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s September 2024 issue, editor Paul Davies reflected on the early days of the new Labour Government...
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Celebrate Maddie’s Day 2024!
The building materials sector is urged to “inspire the young generation” and show support for the great work of the Maddie Rose Campaign on Maddie’s Day this year, taking...
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