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MKM launches new branch in Scarborough
MKM Building Supplies, the independent builders merchant has opened a new branch in Scarborough. MKM Scarborough offers plumbing, heating, kitchens and bathrooms as well as landscaping, building, timber and sheet materials on a collect basis. The new branch will be located at Columbus Ravine, will welcome both trade and retails customers and offer a complimentary range of services and products to the existing MKM Scarborough on Seamer Road.
The two MKM branches will work closely together to enhance
Worcester Bosch joins PM for 10Point Plan
to be joining the new team who has worked incredibly hard to create an exceptional customer experience.”
the customer experience in the area, with several staff from Seamer Road moving into the new branch this week bringing a wealth of experience.
Branch director, Joe Hakings, who formerly worked at MKM at Seamer Road said: “This is a really exciting new venture. I’m delighted
BMF announces first conference forum speakers
Carl Arntzen, CEO of Worcester Bosch was asked to join the Prime Minister for the launch of the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
Arntzen was also one of twenty business leaders asked to join in a roundtable debate following the announcement. He said: “We at Bosch welcome the new “green industrial revolution” that has been set out by the Prime Minister. The UK is leading the world in its drive towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and we look forward to working with the Government to help turn admirable ambition into accelerated action. Although 2050 may seem a long way off, action needs to be taken now to ensure that we can reach it.
“The 10 steps set out by the Prime Minister are bold and we are delighted to see that hydrogen will play a key role in delivering them.”
Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has announced its first speakers in the Industry Forum debate at the BMF All-Industry Conference 2021, which takes place next June in Harrogate, Yorkshire.
Andy Mitchell, CBE, chief executive officer of Tideway and Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council and Peter Hallitt, group trading director at Marshalls plc, will take part in the debate.
David Kilburn, the Founder of MKM Building Supplies Limited said: “This is an exciting new approach for MKM, we already have a fantastic presence in the area and we are hoping to build upon this to enhance the range of services and products that we offer in Scarborough. The town offers MKM a superb commercial opportunity to continue to build our presence and drive market share.”
Mitchell will provide a broader construction industry perspective, drawing on his experience as Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council as well as his role in number of major infrastructure projects. Hallitt will give a suppliers’ view, as a member of the executive team that has helped to ensure that Marshalls leads the hard landscaping sector, with a revenue of around £500m.
John Newcomb, BMF CEO said: “In the wake of Brexit and the Covid pandemic, our Conference theme of “Building Beyond Boundaries” will explore how our industry can thrive no matter what the challenges presented by external environments beyond our control.”
Merchants and suppliers recognised as inspirational by Stock Exchange
Builders merchants, distributors and building supplies manufacturers have been identified as some of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020. The report recognises the UK’s fastest growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), highlighting the regional and sector diversity of the UK’s SMEs and the entrepreneurial spirit shown by these companies. Merchants named this year are: a.e.spink, BPS Building & Plumbing Supplies, , JT Atkinson, Scott Parnell, Smith Brothers Stores Ltd, South Coast Building Supplies and Williams & Co. Also highlighted this year are suppliers Cheshire Mouldings, JB Kind, Keylite, Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC. Millboard and TIMco.
December 2020
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net British Gypsum
celebrates million hours milestone
British Gypsum is celebrating its team at the Kirkby Thore mine in Cumbira which has reached the feat of one million hours without a lost- time accident. The team at the plant in Penrith has taken a number of steps to achieve this milestone, including a new Lock Out Tag System (LOTO), removing fixed steel Stanley-style knives from the premises and improving the segregation of pedestrian and vehicular areas around the site.
Lakes welcomes drive for a greener future
“The Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution is a call to arms for individuals and organisations to fight for the future of our planet – we must do whatever it takes to protect our world, and we must do it now. The climate emergency we are all facing requires nothing less than a revolution; a complete change in the way we live, work and do business,” says Mike Tattam, Sales & Marketing Director of Lakes Showering Spaces. Knauf Insulation commits to sustainability
Knauf Insulation has unveiled ambitious commitments for 2025 as part of its new global sustainability strategy ‘For A Better World’. The specific targets include: Reducing the embodied carbon of its products by 15% compared with 2019; Investing 10% of its general capital expenditure on new sustainability projects; Cutting its organisational carbon footprint by at least 25%; Sending zero waste to landfill from its manufacturing plants across the group; higher minimum levels of recycled materials in products and packaging; Reducing virgin plastic packaging by 25%;
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