Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years
It is with great sadness that BMJ has to announce the unexpected death of Carole Green on March 20th. Carole had worked for the Builders Merchants Federation for 22 years, and following that joined the independent buying group h&b in January 2013. At the time she announced that she was …
Read More »Obituary: Peter Bradford
It is with sadness that Bradfords Group has announced the death of Peter Stanley Bradford, widely known affectionately as Mr Peter, on 13th January 2023. Peter had a school holiday job on the factory floor of Westlands. It was a time he would recollect fondly as the men working here …
Read More »Obituary: John Llewelyn Jones: Huws Gray company chairman
It is with great sadness that BMJ announces the news from Huws Gray Group that Company Chairman John Llewelyn Jones passed away on Sunday 14th August 2022. John co-founded Huws Gray in 1990 with Terry Owen, and had been its Company Chairman for 30 years, championing the economic growth, local …
Read More »Obituary: Paul Sexton, md Lawsons
It is with enormous sadness, that we report that Paul Sexton, Managing Director of Lawsons Timber, Building & Fencing Merchants, sadly passed away on Friday 8th May 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Paul’s parents emigrated from Cork City in Ireland and he was the youngest of …
Read More »Obituary: David Caulfield BA Components
Kitchen component manufacturer BA Components has announced the death of sales and marketing director, David Caulfield after a short illness. Caulfield had been diagnosed with a brain tumour just over three months ago. He had spent more than 12 years at the company. Brian and Kieran McCracken, BA’s founders, said: …
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