Independent builders and plumbers merchant buying group National Buying Group (NBG) has  officially launched its new Product Information Management service (PIM) to centrally collect high quality, accurate and timely product and pricing information from Suppliers before delivering it to Partners. The system is the first of its kind in the independent builders merchant sector. PIM […]

WMI's 'Armitage Venesta Washroom Systems – Company Capsule' report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format. WMI strictly …

Engineered to fit tomorrow's integrated ceiling systems, GE's new Lumination™ BL Series LED Luminaires help free architects and lighting professionals from the constraints of traditional t-grid ceiling designs. Lumination BL Series LED … This gives designers the freedom to create ceilings with a clean, finished appearance that still retain the functionality of a T-grid system […]

Salamander Pumps has launched an innovative new online learning tool, ‘eSchool’ for merchants, featuring a host of helpful training modules, involving games, interactive imagery and animated technical videos. Developed in conjunction with CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering), the training courses can be accessed here, featuring modules that educate in Gravity Fed Systems […]

Midlands-based independent builders merchant, Frank Key has strengthened its management team with two new full-time recruits. New Group head of marketing, Shafiq Sharif, and group head of human resources, Ruth Housley, bring with them a wealth of experience and have both settled into their roles at the Daybrook, Nottingham branch extremely well. Sharif has already […]

Builders merchants, distributors and building supplies manufacturers have been identified as some of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020. The report recognises the UK’s fastest growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), highlighting the regional and sector diversity of the UK’s SMEs and the entrepreneurial spirit shown by […]

Integrated water management, green asset and network systems solutions supplier Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation  has been awarded the ISO 45001 accreditation at its Loughborough and Horncastle sites, for high standards of occupational health and safety throughout the business. As part of the application process, the business developed and implemented a management system framework, which […]