The UK plumbers merchant market contracted again with the sale of Saint Gobain’s Graham Plumbers Merchant business to competitors Wolseley and UK Plumbing Supplies. The latter will take the majority of the Graham branches, as well as the Graham brand name and website, with a smaller number of branches will be …
Read More »Surprise!!!
Never inquire into another man’s secret; but conceal that which is intrusted to you, Though pressed both by wine and anger to reveal it. My 13-year-old son, with whom I am currently sharing an office thanks to COVID-19, leaned a few new choice words expressing surprise on Monday morning. Well, …
Read More »Ferguson sells Wolseley UK
Global plumbers merchant chain Ferguson plc has sold its Wolseley UK heating and plumbing distribution business, to private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today (January 4 2021) for approximately £308 million. In the year ended July 31, 2020 Wolseley UK’s revenue was £1,403 million, with operating profits at £2.2million. …
Read More »Wolseley launched installer competition
Plumbing and heating installers could win a share of £25,000 in cash, thanks to a new competition launched by plumber and heating specialist merchant Wolseley Running from 1st September to 31st October 2020, installers simply need to spend £100 ex VAT in a single transaction in branch or online to be …
Read More »BMF supports Road to Recovery Survey for plumbing and heating
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 …
Read More »Stelrad named supplier partner of the year by Grahams
Stelrad Radiators has been named Supplier Partner of the Year for 2019 by Graham, the leading plumbers merchant. Stelrad supplies a wide range of radiators for the heating sector via Grahams and has invested heavily in its sector leading logistics organisation that ensures that more than 99% of all radiator …
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