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FMB and CIOB report highlights sustained challenges for SME builders

|Date: 10 Apr 2026

FMB and CIOB report highlights sustained challenges for SME builders

The latest State of Trade Survey from the CIOB and the FMB warns that construction SMEs “face mounting co ...

The latest State of Trade Survey from the CIOB and the FMB warns that construction SMEs “face mounting cost pressures and insolvencies despite continuous growth.” ...

10 Apr 2026
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Ensure maximum benefit at the NMBS Exhibition 2026

|Date: 10 Apr 2026

Ensure maximum benefit at the NMBS Exhibition 2026

The NMBS Exhibition returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena on 15 and 16 April 2026. With exhibiti ...

The NMBS Exhibition returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena on 15 and 16 April 2026. With exhibition rebates, discounts and promotions offered by NMBS suppliers during the week of the event, th ...

10 Apr 2026
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Logistics UK welcomes measures to reflect the “operational realities” of commercial EV adoption

|Date: 07 Apr 2026

Logistics UK welcomes measures to reflect the “operational realities” of commercial EV adoption

The new Zero Emission Truck and Van Grants and the extension of the Depot Charging Scheme is the practica ...

The new Zero Emission Truck and Van Grants and the extension of the Depot Charging Scheme is the practical support industry needs “to move the needle on electric commercial vehicle adoption.” So says ...

07 Apr 2026
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Huws Gray adds “AI-powered supply chain planning” in new partnership with Slimstock

|Date: 03 Apr 2026

Huws Gray adds “AI-powered supply chain planning” in new partnership with Slimstock

Huws Gray has partnered with Slimstock to enhance its central planning, automation and supply chain proce ...

Huws Gray has partnered with Slimstock to enhance its central planning, automation and supply chain processes. ...

03 Apr 2026
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Editor’s Viewpoint: Reinventing the wheel

|Date: 02 Apr 2026

Editor’s Viewpoint: Reinventing the wheel

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s April 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies ruminates on the backdrop to this y ...

In the Viewpoint column of PBM’s April 2026 issue, editor Paul Davies ruminates on the backdrop to this year’s ‘Top 20’ merchant countdown as world events yet again look set to impact on the industry… ...

02 Apr 2026
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UK merchant sector Top 20 – 2025 calendar year

|Date: 02 Apr 2026

UK merchant sector Top 20 – 2025 calendar year

As published in our April 2026 edition, PBM looks behind the numbers at the performance of the UK merchan ...

As published in our April 2026 edition, PBM looks behind the numbers at the performance of the UK merchant sector’s largest businesses during 2025. ...

02 Apr 2026
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SONAS Bathrooms strengthens UK operations with Midlands distribution centre

|Date: 01 Apr 2026

SONAS Bathrooms strengthens UK operations with Midlands distribution centre

SONAS Bathrooms has reinforced its commitment to the UK market with a distribution centre based in Reddit ...

SONAS Bathrooms has reinforced its commitment to the UK market with a distribution centre based in Redditch scheduled to open in August. ...

01 Apr 2026
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Vaillant joins the Builders Merchants Federation

|Date: 01 Apr 2026

Vaillant joins the Builders Merchants Federation

Vaillant, the leading heating manufacturer with a history dating back 150 years, is the latest in a growi ...

Vaillant, the leading heating manufacturer with a history dating back 150 years, is the latest in a growing community of plumbing and heating specialists to join the BMF. ...

01 Apr 2026
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“The challenges facing the UK construction industry show no signs of easing” — CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, March 2026

|Date: 31 Mar 2026

“The challenges facing the UK construction industry show no signs of easing” — CLC Material Supply Chain Group statement, March 2026

Co-chaired by BMF CEO John Newcomb and Construction Products Association CEO Peter Caplehorn, the Constru ...

Co-chaired by BMF CEO John Newcomb and Construction Products Association CEO Peter Caplehorn, the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group has presented its latest update (dated 3 ...

31 Mar 2026
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Industry support for “tough new action on late payments”

|Date: 31 Mar 2026

Industry support for “tough new action on late payments”

In a move that should have positive benefits for the merchant sector, the FMB and the NFB have both expre ...

In a move that should have positive benefits for the merchant sector, the FMB and the NFB have both expressed their support for the Government’s “late‑payment crackdown”. ...

31 Mar 2026
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