7.7% pre-tax loss posted by Travis Perkins for


2020


BMF reschedules All Industry Conference to November 2021


The Builders Merchants Federa- tion has rescheduled its annual conference from June to Novem- ber this year due to the UK coro- navirus lockdown. The conference was due to take place in Har- rogate and York from June 17th to 20th. Unfortunately,


all lock


down measures will only be eased from JUne 21st at the earliest. The BMF All Industry Confer- ence will now take place from 4-7th November 2021. The Conference venues in Har-


rogate and York remain the same and the full programme will be confirmed as soon as possible. The headline sponsor of the BMF All Industry Conference for the second year is the Crystal Group. Other key sponsors in- clude ACO, BMN, Kerridge Com- mercial Systems, Knauf Insulation, Marshalls, Marsh Industries, Rockwool, SIG and Xtratherm.


CCF manages new delivery system


Insulation and interior building products distributor, CCF, part of the Travis Perkins group, has launched a new. more responsive, delivery management system. The new system is designed to


offer a and improved way for cus- tomers to receive delivery updates from CCF. All the customer has to do is provide the desired delivery date, site information, and a con- tact number – CCF will then take care of the rest.


On the day of delivery, on- site customers will receive a text message with a two-hour time slot and a portal link showing full details of the products that will be arriving. When the delivery is on its way, site contacts will then be able to see exactly where the CCF driver is via a live tracking system. A further text notification is sent to the team twenty minutes before arrival.


74 branches in the newly expanded


Grant & Stone Group.


Robert Price is right for Builders Bitz


Family-owned independent Welsh builders’ merchants, Robert Price, has bought Aberdare-based building and roofing suppliers, Builders’ Bitz.


The newly acquired company, which serves customers in the Aberdare and Mountain Ash Val- ley areas, will become the 23rd branch in the Robert Price group, selling everything from building materials, roofing and timber to tools and workwear.


Although it will be integrating into the Robert Price network, Builders’ Bitz will continue to trade under the Builders’ Bitz banner, but with some new benefits for the customer, including access to Robert Price’s specialist services and an


Elliotts signs up in style


Independent builders merchant Elliotts has installed new signage at its Christchurch branch and it is longer and bigger than any the company has done before. At 52 metres, the sign that runs


around the front and side of the branch is the longest the family- run merchant has ever installed and the entrance sign is 5m high, almost as tall as an adult giraffe and 1m taller than the company’s usual signs. The company says:


“For every site we want to show the Elliotts brand in the best way we can, but each branch has got slightly different needs for signage. For Christchurch, we wanted visibility from the end of their road on the estate, but also from the main road.”


SIG welcomes products regulator


The new national construction products regulator is an opportunity to reset the bar on product compliance and strengthen the message that products must be fit for purpose’. That’s according to SIG’s commercial director Andy Williamson, who has welcomed the formation of the national construction products regulator, which will operate within the


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government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards. Williamson says that while the industry as a whole works hard to ensure compliance, it is reassuring that this new regulator will be on hand and keeping a watchful eye on products in the marketplace. “Any measure that will help to maintain and improve compliance should be strongly supported,” he says.


increased stock range availability. Additionally, Robert Price cus- tomers will also benefit from the acquisition, with the new branch increasing coverage in Rhondda Cynon Taf.


Robert Price marketing director


at Molly Pike says: “This is an exciting time of growth for both businesses.


“Builders’ Bitz have an excellent


reputation for service in the local community, and Robert Price is delighted to welcome the branch and its team into the group. “Not only will it further expand our existing Robert Price branch reach and lorry fleet, but it will also provide Builders’ Bitz with the opportunity for further growth and development.”


22.9% increase in


builders merchants landscaping sales


NEWS IN BRIEF


E Tupling, the heating and plumbing distributor to independent builders and plumbers merchants, has invested in a range of new initiatives including an increased brand and product offering, product catalogue and online ordering systems. It has extended opening hours, increased office, warehouse and driver teams, and added new delivery vehicles.


James Jones & Sons Ltd has bought GT Timber Ltd, the holding company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd, and Kerr Timber Products Ltd which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham, and Annan respectively. The acquisition will increase James Jones & Sons Ltd’s annual sawn output to 800,000m3.


Nicholls & Clarke Group has bought Norfolk based tile business, Norwich Tile Centre. The tile and bathroom retailer, run by Karen Seaman and husband Gary, who are now retiring, has in Norwich for the past 30 years and will now benefit from increased product ranges, technical knowledge and stock inventory.


Buildbase has launched its first specialist insulation and drywall materials offering in Scotland, via its Aberdeen branch. The branch of sister Grafton company NDI (Nationwide Drylining a & Insulation) will offer Buildbase Aberdeen customers a range of products and systems from drywall and insulation to partitions, renders and ceiling materials. NDI currently operates out of six locations in England. The NDI operation at Buildbase Aberdeen will be managed by Chris McLean.


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