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Stelrad grows Brans Specialist team
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Lewis Aird has joined the Stelrad Brand Specialists team, responsible for the North East of England from York up to the Scottish border. A good team player, he played football for Newcastle United from the age of 9 to 19 before accepting a Soccer Scholarship to play for Northeastern University in Boston in the USA. […]

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BMF publishes Covid-19 special Builders Merchants Industry Forecast
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Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has published its first Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report to take account of the Covid-19 pandemic. Interrupted and unsettling trading patterns during the first six months of 2020 made the second half of the year more difficult to predict.  Initial forecasts expected average growth to decline by […]

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Lords buys Nu-Line
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Lords Builders Merchants is to open its twelfth branch in September 2021, and it’s first since listing on AIM, following the acquisition of the business and assets of Nu-Line Builders Merchants in Ladbroke Grove, West London. Established in 1965, Nu-Line is an independent builder’s merchant specialising in the supply of general building materials. Lords will […]

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“Cubical” vs. “Cubicle”
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I've seen too many misuses of the word cubical in the past couple of days, so I thought I'd post this quick guide. A cubicle is the office workspace created in by a system of dividing walls, such as the […]

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Howarth Timber takes root in Chester
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Leading builders’ merchant Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has expanded its nationwide network with the recent launch of its new branch in Chester, bringing the total to 32. The branch, located at Broughton Works on Chester Road, has previously been trading as Springfields Timber, but is now formally trading as Howarth Timber & Building Supplies […]

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Supreme Concrete launches new stockists guide for 2020
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As part of its commitment to supporting the built environment, Supreme Concrete, the UK’s leading manufacturer of precast concrete products and fencing systems, has released its new stockist guide for 2020. The easy to use brochure has been updated to incorporate the latest changes to its extensive product offering following the addition of Anderton Concrete’s […]

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Williams & Co adds in Romford
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Southern independent, trade only plumbing and heating merchants Williams & Co has opened another store, bringing the total number of branches to 30.

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