Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School in Horsham has received £500 funding after winning the latest round of votes in the NYEs Building Supplies campaign ‘Proud to be Local’. The school caters for pupils with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties, or complex needs. It currently has 100 pupils …

As part of its drive to tackle tool theft crime, Van Vault has launched a market-leading new product range for 2019. The launch follows 18 months of development work and features eight new products offering advanced protection, including the traditional box-style containers and the easy to use drawer slider – …

The drive towards digitalisation and improved B2B product data across the UK’s construction sector has received a boost thanks to a new partnership between two leading trade associations, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) and the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). ETIM, the open-source data model for the standardisation and classification of …

Merchants are continuing to flock to the NMBS’ Online Ordering Portal as new suppliers sign up to add their products to the system. The Portal was originally created in April 2018 to give independent merchants direct access to Worcester Bosch products following the closure of the BCG distribution business. Now, …

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of precast concrete has teamed up with a new logistics provider. Elite Precast Concrete will work in partnership with flatbed haulage specialists Shropshire Express Deliveries to ensure its nationwide delivery operation runs like clockwork. The exclusive relationship will create a transport solution tailor-made for …

Zinsser AllWeatherExterior Masonry Paint makes working outdoors in winter conditions easy, as this ultimate-performance exterior masonry paint forms a low-maintenance, water-shedding, tough finish that is showerproof in 20 minutes and can be applied in temperatures as low as -5oC. Once applied, it offers supreme protection to bare or previously painted …

The Builders Merchants’ Federation (BMF) has announced an exciting new initiative for 2020 which will help members seeking to digitalise their businesses.   The BMF has partnered with the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) to develop and implement the ETIM open-source data model for the standardisation and classification of product data in …

Dedicated to continuous improvement, Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has implemented training from Chris Daffy and The Academy of Service Excellence in order to improve the customer experience in the branch. The merchant branches now benefit from improved sales, excellent customer feedback and an impressive Graham Customer Score. Graham Plumbers’ Merchant believes …

East Anglian builders’ merchant, Collier & Catchpole has opened a third branch. On the Riverside Industrial Estate in Lawford, Essex, the branch opened on November 4, and was then officially opened by Jayne Collier with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, 15th November. Alongside colleagues, suppliers and customers, the event was …

Scott Parnell – the civils and drainage supplies specialist – has appointed Martin Smith to the position of sales negotiator at its Witham branch. Martin has a wealth of experience working in sales and management for the groundworks industry including clay and plastic drainage systems, underground surface-water and foul drainage, …