“Small builders are key to solving housing crisis”
A cross-party group of MPs has urged the Government to introduce a new ‘Dedicated Strategy for Small Housebuilders’.
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UK merchant sector Top 20 – 2017 calendar year
As published in our Janaury 2018 edition, PBM details the performance of the UK merchant sector’s largest businesses during the full calendar year of 2017 (based on turno...
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BMF and FMB reaction to Spring Statement
The FMB comments that the Statement may result in an end to unfair payment practices.
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Flex-R urges contractors not to ‘mix-and-match’
Contractors have been warned not to mix roofing components from different suppliers when at merchants.
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Editor’s viewpoint: Domino effect
In PBM’s February edition, Editor Paul Davies talked about the implications for the merchant sector of the collapse of Carillion.
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Editor’s viewpoint: Best foot forward
In PBM’s January 2018 edition, Editor Paul Davies discussed the merchant sector's need to appeal to and develop the best new talent "without barriers, exceptions or excus...
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QRL reaction to new ONS figures
Geraint Roberts, Production Director, QRL hails the positive growth shown in UK manufacturing.
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Construction industry warns against Brexit ‘cliff edge’ for EU workers
The sector has come together to voice its opinion on the future of a post-Brexit labour market.
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Industrial Strategy: BMF response
John Newcomb, Chief Executive of the BMF, has outlined his response to the recent Industrial Strategy.
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Top 20 Merchant Countdown – PBM needs your support
PBM is currently compiling statistics for the magazine's annual ‘Top 20 merchant countdown’, based on the turnover figures of the sector’s largest businesses and set to a...
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