E & SW Knowles, are continuing to bolster their business after significantly investing in their processes, equipment and workforce as part of wider expansion plans. The Birmingham-based business has just spent £ 250,000 on a brand new State of the art coating line, which will improve the quality of the lacquered finish of their doors […]

Irish cement and building materials brand Mannok has swept the board for the second year in a row at the National Buying Group Supplier of the Year Awards. Though its annual conference and awards could not go ahead as planned, NBG held a virtual event tonight (Wednesday November 25th) which continued to celebrate the success […]

National Buying Group (NBG) is growing its list of partners once again as Bernard Exton Supplies is the latest to join the group of independent builders merchants. Extons is the UK’s leading roofing material supplier to London and the home counties. The company offers a complete range of roofing products and systems at competitive prices […]

Specialist plumbing and drainage merchant Wolseley UK saw turnover fall from £1.6bn to £1.4bn for the year to July 31 2020,. At the same time, parent company Ferguson plc says demerger plans “remain uncertain in the current economic environment” and that the board is looking at other ways of separating the businesses “in parallel with […]

Polypipe Building Products, manufacturer of plastic piping systems for the residential market, is reaffirming its support of community sport by sponsoring Doncaster Knights. Polypipe has been a supporting sponsor of Doncaster Knights for many years and will be continuing its partnership with the club for the 2019-2020 season. Polypipe has branding at the Knights’ home […]

Following the trip to Orlando last month, I dug in and worked on our content creation systems. Me and the virtual assistants managed to add 50 articles to one website, and 240 products (with descriptions!) to another new …

British Gypsum have revealed the winners of its prestigious National Trophy Awards, which celebrate craftsmanship and skills in using traditional plaster and modern plasterboard systems.