The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced the finalists for its 2019 Supplier Engagement Award. Eight companies, Crystal, Encon Insulation, Ibstock, JCB, Kerridge Commercial Systems, Knauf, Marsh Industries and Velux have been shortlisted for the Award from over 300 BMF supplier and service members. The BMF say that the eight companies have actively sought to […]

Futurebuild is solidifying its commitment to driving positive change in the industry through an all-new Innovation Partnership programme for 2020. This programme is central to Futurebuild’s core purpose as the home of innovation. The latest and most forward-thinking processes, materials and products will be showcased across the event providing visitors with the solutions they need […]

  Impey’s Neil Whitehead and Prize winner Leonie Jamieson On 4th July, specialist wetroom manufacturer Impey attended the Women Installers Together Conference 2018.  Organised by Stopcocks Women Plumbers, the event saw over one hundred female installers gather to celebrate women in the plumbing and gas fitting industries and has been described by the Impey team […]

Students at George Hastwell School, an academy in Barrow-in-Furness for children with severe or profound learning difficulties, are now sheltered by a robust roof that is built to a specification from BMI UK & Ireland – the largest manufacturer and distributor of flat and pitched roofing and waterproofing solutions in the UK and Europe – […]

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation is supporting Eureka! Research in its quest to understand what working life is really like for the plumbing and heating trades coming out of the Coronavirus lockdown. The research company is gathering information from as many installer businesses as possible to discover how things have changed since […]

The BLANCO UNIT combines sinks, taps, in-cabinet waste and organisation systems into innovative and flexible solutions for modern, super-clean kitchen life. Sinks, taps and waste bins are the most frequently used items in the kitchen yet are often not given the consideration that they deserve. The BLANCO UNIT concept combines premium kitchen products as flexible packs so customers can choose items to suit their kitchen style, lifestyle and investment level.  All […]

GBH Group's Odourbuster-equipped Expellor toilet · The Odourbuster, mounted on the back of a toilet · The Odourbuster, as integrated into an Expellor toilet. The Odourbuster has a fan of its own … This vent was then plumbed to the central plumbing vent for the building–which all plumbing systems must have in order to prevent […]