Despite builders and plumbers merchants being deemed ‘essential businesses’ during the second UK lockdown, and therefore allowed to remain open, this does not extend to showrooms, the Government has confirmed in further guidance. Non-essential businesses must close, and that includes showrooms open to the public for products used in homes, including bathrooms, kitchens and glazing. […]

Shortlisted in two categories in the Retail Systems Awards 2019, Virtual Worlds continues to revolutionise how kbb retailers sell and how consumers purchase kitchens and bathrooms thanks to its innovative CAD technology. Virtual Worlds has made the shortlist in the In-Store Technology of the Year and Most Disruptive Retail Technology categories at the prestigious Retail […]

Ex-Blues and Baggies striker and local philanthropist Geoff Horsfield was the special guest for the grand opening launch event of MKM Building Supplies new state-of-the-art Birmingham North branch. The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, celebrating its 84th new branch opening across the UK, invited the football legend to mark the branch officially opening its doors […]

 Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, has launched an in-depth Specification Guide, covering its full range of award winning, energy efficient ventilation products for the domestic and light commercial markets, plus Best Practice Guides drawing on the company’s extensive knowledge in the ventilation sector.   The new 108 page Specification Guide has been developed […]

A new report from the CBI and the University of Birmingham wants to see conventional gas boilers banned in all homes from 2025. The commission’s report Net Zero: The Road to Low-Carbon Heat also recommends that there is a programme of ‘substantial acceleration’ in decarbonising heat in buildings and industrial processes. To meet the 2025 target […]

The Southern based trade only plumbing and heating wholesaler has been noted for their positive growth by the London stock exchange for the third year in a row.

 National Buying Group (NBG) has hailed the early successes of its new Product Information Management system which was developed with the support of NBG Partners and Suppliers and which has been welcomed by suppliers including insulation manufacturer Knauf Insulation. The company was heavily involved with the PIM project, working closely with NBG on the development […]