Plumbers merchant group Wolseley has increased the availability of heating spares to support installers as they complete essential repairs and maintenance during the Coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Professional Images/@ProfImages Since the beginning of the pandemic, Wolseley has seen demand for such products remain high. As a result, the company has made a stock of over 600,000 […]

Merchant software provider Border Merchant Systems has added two new users of its CounterAct system: Alliance Sanitary Products Ltd and Talbot Block Ltd. Designed as a tailor-made system for merchants, ranging from small family-run single sites, to large multi-branch companies, CounterAct is designed to be one of the most user friendly software systems available in […]

The votes have been counted and verified for the BMJ Industry Awards 2020. The only awards programme in the merchant calendar that is voted for by the industry, the event is now in its third year. Sponsored by heavyweight industry names including: Brett Martin Building Products, Hanson Cement, Knauf Insulation, Lakes Showering Spaces, Marsh Industries, […]

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) will be holding its first virtual Forum in May.  The Spring Plumbing & Heating Forum, which was due to be held at Installer2020, will now be delivered as part of InstallerFESTIVAL – a virtual industry gathering being organised by Installer from May 11-15, 2020. The digital event will replicate the […]

During yesterday’s (March 24) Construction Leadership Council Taskforce briefing with BEIS, the Builders Merchants Federation requested and received clarification on builders’ merchants’ operational status following the additional restrictions announced last night by the Government. Builders merchants are essential service providers, the Government has agreed. This confirmed that merchants are a vital part of the construction […]

Myers Group, the Yorkshire-based supplier of construction materials, has invested £200,000 in the install of artificial-intelligence (AI)-enabled CCTV systems across its sites, as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to upgrade security and boost profits. The technology – designed, installed and maintained by Huddersfield-based Centurion Fire & Security Ltd – now oversees operations at Myers Group’s 19 builders’ merchant […]

Polypipe Building Products is giving away 40 prizes to tradespeople and merchants as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations. Polypipe, the UK’s leading manufacturer of above and below ground drainage and plastic plumbing systems, has 40 Virgin Experience Day vouchers to give away to customers who follow them on social media. These vouchers can be exchanged for everything from […]