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Robert Price Builders’ Merchants has announced the acquisition of the business assets of Philip Jones Timber Products.


Robert Price acquires Philip Jones Timber Products and yard in Rassau, Ebbw


Founded in 2003, Philip Jones Timber Products is a supplier of bespoke timber products throughout Blaenau Gwent and the wider South Wales region. The business will continue operating from its sawmill


Vale, ensuring continuity for customers as it is integrated into the Robert Price Group. William Godfrey, managing director of Robert Price, said: “We are delighted to welcome Philip Jones Timber Products into the Robert Price Group. As a fellow family-run business, we have many shared values, and we look forward


MEDITE SMARTPLY celebrates 50


years of MDF innovation Wood panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY is proud to celebrating 50 years of manufacturing MDF. Operating under the


anniversary banner, “Trusted for 50 years. Built for what’s next”, the MEDITE brand has evolved into a trusted reference point for consistency and technical performance across the wood- based panel sector.


MEDITE MDF (medium density fibreboard). has seen countless product innovations since the


brand’s conception, with some of its most-loved lines including MEDITE PREMIER, MEDITE MR and MEDITE TRICOYA EXTREME (MTX).


Chris King, managing director of MEDITE SMARTPLY, says: “Reaching 50 years of MDF expertise is a proud moment for us, but this milestone is really about looking ahead. We have spent five decades making ideas real for the trade. By continually investing in product performance and compliance, we are ensuring


Flair Showers begins mobile showroom tour


Flair Showers, part of Sanbra Ltd, is bringing its mobile showroom to plumbers’ merchants


From July, the Flair PRO mobile showroom will be travelling to a number of locations across the UK Starting in the South East, then the South West, up through the Midlands and North, making its way to Scotland.


The showroom will 6


provide hands-on training and installation guidance to merchants and installers. Training participants are then eligible to enter a competition to win a Dewalt 18V XR set of three cordless power tools to help make installations quicker and easier.


Fitted with its award-winning VERVE PRO 8 collection and Verve PRO 6 mm glass offering, the Flair PRO mobile showroom has been enhanced with St


James England brassware to complete the shower enclosures on board and showcase further products from the Sanbra Ltd portfolio. Jo Edwards, sales director for the UK Showering Division, Sanbra Ltd, says: “It’s important to us at Flair to support new merchants


Wolseley launches


RenewablesPro


Wolseley has launched RenewablesPro, a free support system for installers working in renewables,


to building on Philip Jones’ excellent reputation for quality and reliability with their loyal customer base.”


Available from June 23, the new service is part of Wolseley’s Renewables Centre and is designed to support installers beyond their initial training, so they can take on renewables work with more confidence. RenewablesPro offers instant quoting, project tracking, sales and marketing advice, and an expanding library of practical videos and guides that show installers how to promote their business, improve customer communications and grow their renewables work.


that the MEDITE brand remains the most credible, dependable choice for our customers as they build for what’s next. For the next 50 years and beyond.”


Dan Marsden, director of renewables at Wolseley’s Renewables Centre, said: “The UK has set an ambitious heat pump target, and hitting it depends on a confident, capable installer base. Training is the first step, but it has to be backed by ongoing support. That’s why we built RenewablesPro.” “We listened closely to the installers we work with. They need help with the parts around the job that hit their bottom line: quoting accurately, managing the admin and having the confidence to win and convert the work. RenewablesPro is the first step in delivering that, and everything inside is free.”


The system requires a Wolseley trade account to register.


and their installer customers with dedicated training and face-to-face sessions. Providing merchants and installers with the opportunity to test our Click Fit PRO assembly system for themselves can give them the knowledge and confidence to recommend a Flair PRO enclosure to their customers.”


www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net July 2026


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