Expamet has made its Windpost and Masonry Support products available in BIM to simplify the specification process of these bespoke products. The new models will enable specifiers to upload the objects as placeholders within their models to signify where the additional support is needed. Upon submission of the drawings, Expamet’s team of Structural Design Engineers […]

Builders merchants trade association, the Builders Merchants Federation has announced that Nicky Moffat CBE, who was Britain’s highest ranking female Army officer, will speak at its All Industry Conference in November. Moffat’s expertise and insights as a leader are drawn from roles as a recruitment training commander, training regiment commander and director of her branch […]

Branch staff and customers from MKM Builders Merchants recently joined forces to soak up a day’s training at Dunlop’s industry renowned Innovation and Technology Centre (ITC) in Stoke-on-Trent. Dunlop is a pioneering brand of tiling and flooring products for the trade including adhesives, grouts, floor levelling compounds, sealants and fillers. Product training is a core […]

The BMJ Industry Awards 2021, the industry’s only awards event that is decided by merchants and suppliers, is now open for entry. The past year has thrown so many obstacles and difficulties in the way of merchants and suppliers and they have risen to the chalkenges phenomenally. So now it is the time to recognise […]

Resco's Series 5000 is fast becoming the first choice for toilet and shower cubicles, as its combination of look and function is proving popular with archi.

National Merchant Buying Society (NMBS) has been named a Fundraising Champion 2019 by the construction industry charity CRASH, in recognition of its fundraising efforts over the last year and as one of CRASH’s most loyal supporting organisations. Awarded to just a handful of organisations, the charity’s initiative recognises those who have gone above and beyond […]

A Virtual Conference held by heat pump supplier LG highlighted the strange fact that heat pumps – in particular air to water heat pumps – are still lagging behind fossil fuelled heating systems across Europe. One of the reasons for this could be love affair this country in particular still has, with oil and gas […]