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Toolstation rolls out rapid delivery service nationwide, via Tradekart partnership

|Date: 20 Jan 2025

Toolstation rolls out rapid delivery service nationwide, via Tradekart partnership

Toolstation is rolling out its rapid delivery service - available to customers via the Tradekart app - to ...

Toolstation is rolling out its rapid delivery service - available to customers via the Tradekart app - to over 460 of its stores across the UK following a successful trial last November. ...

20 Jan 2025
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Momentum slows, according to latest UK Construction PMI

|Date: 07 Jan 2025

Momentum slows, according to latest UK Construction PMI

According to the findings of the latest UK Construction PMI from S&P Global, UK construction companies in ...

According to the findings of the latest UK Construction PMI from S&P Global, UK construction companies indicated “a loss of momentum at the end of 2024.” ...

07 Jan 2025
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Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales rally with a +7.3% month-on-month increase

|Date: 31 Dec 2024

Latest BMBI report shows merchant sales rally with a +7.3% month-on-month increase

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows builders’ merchan ...

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in December, shows builders’ merchants’ total value sales in October were +7.3% higher than September. ...

31 Dec 2024
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Construction Leadership Council Material Supply Chain Group statement, December 17 2024

|Date: 18 Dec 2024

Construction Leadership Council Material Supply Chain Group statement, December 17 2024

The final statement of 2024 from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “conti ...

The final statement of 2024 from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “continues to report good levels of product availability overall.” ...

18 Dec 2024
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“Challenges continue for builders’ merchant sales in Q3 2024,” according to latest BMBI report

|Date: 10 Dec 2024

“Challenges continue for builders’ merchant sales in Q3 2024,” according to latest BMBI report

Despite the difficulties, the BMBI is accentuating the positive and suggests an upturn may be in sight fo ...

Despite the difficulties, the BMBI is accentuating the positive and suggests an upturn may be in sight for the builders’ merchant sector. ...

10 Dec 2024
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Positives and negatives in latest UK Construction PMI report

|Date: 05 Dec 2024

Positives and negatives in latest UK Construction PMI report

A strong rise in commercial activity highlighted “a robust upturn in UK construction output” according to ...

A strong rise in commercial activity highlighted “a robust upturn in UK construction output” according to the November 2024 UK Construction PMI data from S&P Global. However, caveats once again apply. ...

05 Dec 2024
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Beesley & Fildes: Staying ahead of the curve

|Date: 28 Nov 2024

Beesley & Fildes: Staying ahead of the curve

In what has been another challenging year for the merchant industry, James Beesley, Commercial Director a ...

In what has been another challenging year for the merchant industry, James Beesley, Commercial Director at Beesley & Fildes, explains how the firm’s philosophy of proactively adapting to change is lay ...

28 Nov 2024
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CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, November 27 2024

|Date: 27 Nov 2024

CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, November 27 2024

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “shows good leve ...

The latest report from the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group “shows good levels of product availability overall.” ...

27 Nov 2024
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NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes

|Date: 20 Nov 2024

NMBS warns “it’s not just protesting farmers” who should be concerned about inheritance tax changes

As farmers protest the Government’s proposals to change inheritance tax, NMBS argues that “the merchant i ...

As farmers protest the Government’s proposals to change inheritance tax, NMBS argues that “the merchant industry should be right alongside them.” ...

20 Nov 2024
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NHBC statistics reveal “cautious optimism” for the new build housing sector

|Date: 14 Nov 2024

NHBC statistics reveal “cautious optimism” for the new build housing sector

NHBC figures for Q3 2024 reveal a 40% increase in new home registrations over Q3 2023. ...

NHBC figures for Q3 2024 reveal a 40% increase in new home registrations over Q3 2023. ...

14 Nov 2024
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