Sales figures for the final quarter of 2019 published today in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) round off a disappointing year for the sector, with a third consecutive quarter of negative growth. There were six less trading days in Q4 compared with Q3, but a comparison of average sales per day (which removes […]

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Polymer pipes specialist, REHAU has supplied a range of underfloor heating pipe equipment to Instacoustics, who has been appointed on a prestigious new development in London. South Quay Plaza in Canary Wharf is set to be one of the tallest residential buildings in Europe when completed. REHAU’s RAUTHERM PE-xa underfloor heating pipe was chosen by […]

Merchants could see an increase in the popularity of Polypipe plumbing products thanks to the manufacturer’s latest reward scheme which offers a selection of top-of-the-range prizes to entrants. The new Polypipe Perks scheme is open to installers who purchase Polypipe products at a merchant, upload their proof of purchase to the Polypipe Perks website (www.polypipeperks.co.uk) […]

Global plumbers merchant chain Ferguson plc has sold its Wolseley UK heating and plumbing distribution business, to private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today (January 4 2021) for approximately £308 million. In the year ended July 31, 2020 Wolseley UK’s revenue was £1,403 million, with operating profits at £2.2million. Ferguson said in a statement […]

A warehouse in Warrington, constructed to its own exacting specifications during the past year, has consolidated E Tupling’s position as the country’s largest stockist of Circoflo products as well as underlining the family-run enterprise’s commitment to being the leading distributor of underfloor heating systems to independent merchants across the UK. Managing director, Tim Whitehead, commented: […]