NEWSROUND Construction Minister
City Plumbing opens in Bude
takes a trip to Lords
Plumbers merchant City Plumbing has opened a new branch in Bude, Cornwall that includes Bathroom Showroom alongside a dedicated electrical specialist.
The new branch has installed an energy efficiency display, offering information and support on the latest Government legislation of how heating systems are changing to meet the UK’s commitment to net zero by 2050. The offer includes a wide range of energy efficient solutions including air source and ground source heat pumps, underfloor heating, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic panels, biomass boilers, wastewater heat recovery systems and more.
Earlier this month, City Plumbing announced heavier investment into its renewable heating offer to meet the upcoming changes in legislation and the anticipated demand as a result of the Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme — a new subsidy available from April for homeowners looking to install heat pumps to their homes. The branch is at Kings Hill Industrial Estate, Bude EX23 8GX. Branch Manager, Chris Penrose said: “We are really excited about the opening of the Branch supporting a variety of local trade.”
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Lords Builders Merchants in Park Royal, West London, played host to a visit from Construction Minister Lee Rowley MP, as part of a fact-finding mission organised by the Builders Merchants Federation. Discussions undertaken during the tour highlighted the challenges facing builders’ merchants, as well as initiatives Lords Builders Merchants are undertaking to reduce their carbon footprint and support their staff as well as their customers. Lords’ managing director Jamie
Herd said: “We have worked extremely hard over the last two years to maintain stock levels and pricing for our customer base. However, the disruption in the supply chain, lack of HGV drivers
George Bence Group opens
new branch in Herefordshire The George Bence Group has opened its seventh branch in Hertfordshire.
Paul Bence, Group managing director, said: “Ledbury is an area we have looking to strategically position our mixed merchant model in for quite some time. Opening a second branch during the pandemic has been challenging, but rewarding, and I would like to thank all our staff and suppliers for working
Sir Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire, added: “I was delighted to visit Bence Builders Merchants here in the constituency and formally open their new branch in Ledbury. It was especially pleasing to learn
closely together in enabling us to seamlessly commence trading. We also feel proud to be able to donate over £5,000 to local grass root sports to assist in the local community.”
that Bence is still a local, family- run business, now in its 168th year, and currently being looked after by the sixth generation of the family that started the business. It is a marvellous achievement.”
New Horsham branch opens for George Lines
George Lines Civils & Landscape Merchants has announced the opening of a new branch in Horsham, the company’s first depot south of the river. George Lines’ Horsham branch will be the first civils merchants’ depot in the area, stocking a full range of civils and landscape products such as below ground drainage, precast concrete kerb, paving, block paving, hazard warning slab, linear drainage, manhole covers, gullies, and polystorm units.
The new location will expand
the company’s current delivery area, having easy access to counties in the south.
Tim Holton, group acquisition & integration director, said: “Lords
Group Trading are pleased to announce the opening of their new George Lines Civils branch in Horsham, Sussex. This will be George Lines third branch in addition to the existing branches at Colnbrook and Aylesbury and will enable us to offer a faster and more efficient service to sites in Surrey, Sussex, and Kent. George Lines has been trading for over 60 years in the Civils industry and the new branch offers us the opportunity to further grow their already established reputation for service and expertise.”
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and price inflation continue to have a significant impact on merchanting across the board. “We were also proud to share details of the work we are doing in partnership with fellow BMF members Bradfords and Markovitz to develop an ESG framework that can be used by the wider industry. These include trialling renewable diesel HVO in our vehicles, moving to lithium batteries in our forklifts and the use of solar panels as we refurbish branches. As part of our social strategy, we have launched a company-wide ‘Mind Kind’ initiative, with 24 staff now trained as mental health first aiders to support staff that may be dealing with poor mental health.”
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