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City Plumbing wins DVSA Earned Recognition award
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This week City Plumbing/PTS was awarded the DVSA Earned Recognition award for vehicle operators – the first in our industry and a first for the Travis Perkins Group. This follows the recent win of Fleet Van Operator of the Year at the Motor Transport Awards. The DVSA Earned Recognition scheme is a new way for […]

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Heating Installer awards celebrates 5th year
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Entries are now open for the industry famous Heating Installer Awards, which has returned for a fifth year as the competition once again searches for the best plumbing and heating installers in the UK. Designed to champion the heroes of the industry who often go unnoticed, the awards recognise installers who go to great lengths […]

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Bushboard welcomes new product manager
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Nicolas Pécheur has joined Bushboard as the new product manager for Engineered Panel Systems Western Europe. Responsible for new product introductions, market planning and product life-cycle management, Pécheur will spearhead links between new and existing customers, marketing plans,  operations and supply chain management for all wall panel products throughout Europe.  Based at Bushboard’s head office […]

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Travis Perkins plugs plumbing side sale
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Merchanting group Travis Perkins has put the sale of its plumbing and heating division on hold “given the current unprecedented level of uncertainty”, a trading update said yesterday (October 22). The update reported that the merchanting businesses continued to outperform expectations in challenging market conditions. Travis Perkins, the general mixed merchant, showed encouraging like-for-like growth […]

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BMBI says merchants’ sales fall as Brexit deadline nears
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The latest overview of the Builders Merchant Building Index shows that after a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit led to a marked slowdown in merchants’ sales in Q2. As the deadline looms closer it’s clear that the uncertainty continues to impact negatively on merchants’ sales. Year-on-Year Total Builders Merchants’ sales in […]

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Polypipe sponsors Doncaster Knight
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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 […]

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Blanco wins Gold at Designer Kitchen & Bathroom Awards
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The Designer Kitchen & Bathroom Awards 2019, which celebrate the best design projects and products within the kitchen and bathroom industry, saw BLANCO UK win GOLD. The awards, which took place on 10 October 2019 at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London, had over 500 entries into the 20 categories, with BLANCO UK taking […]

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