NEWSROUND Harlow Timber Group welcomes MP


Harlow Timber Group in Long Whatton hosted a constituency visit from Amanda Hack MP for North-West Leicestershire to demonstrate how the timber sup- ply chain is evolving to support house-building and commercial development.


Organised by the Builders Mer- chants Federation, the visit saw Hack welcomed by Harlow Timber Group managing director Neil Sa- bey, finance director Scott Hems- ley, transport director Alan Harvey, and the BMF’s Brett Amphlett. Touring the 20-acre site, Hack


was shown examples of timber & joinery and engineered timber that the group makes and deliv- ers to agricultural, horticultural & landscaping markets, as well as its construction customers. She said: “It was pleasing to visit


Jewson rebrands estimating service to Project Estimator


Jewson has rebranded its Build Aviator service, relaunching it as Project Estimator. The revised service enables customers to share the floor plans, section drawings, elevations and specification for their project and receive a comprehensive set of reports. Andrew Ellis, managing


director of Project Estimator, said: “Project Estimator is designed to support those who might usually spend hours


producing quotes for potential customers, which inevitably takes up valuable time and money that could instead be spent doing the building work itself. Put simply, it’s a more effective way to plan and quote for new business. Users of the service can interact directly with our estimating experts, who truly understand the needs of modern builders and tradespeople, and access all the insight and information required to secure their next project.


“Our customers who are familiar with Build Aviator will experience the same great levels of service, but with a clearer offering to ensure they can save money and time when bidding for work and ultimately win more business.”


Harlow Timber to gain a broader understanding of their work in the building supply chain. I would like to thank Neil, Scott, Maria and the team for giving me the opportun- ity to see their contribution not only to North West Leicestershire’s economy, but also more widely around the East Midlands. “As part of the APPG for Healthy Homes and Buildings, it was encouraging to see an independ- ent, employee-owned business keep up to date with the needs of its traditional customers as well as new, emerging markets”.


Mixergy wins King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation


Mixergy, the hot water


solutions provider, has been awarded a


King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK. 197 organisations have received the King’s Award for 2025. Pete Armstrong, CEO and co- founder of Mixergy, said: “We’re incredibly proud to receive The King’s Award for Enterprise, prestigious recognition that highlights our dedication and passion for innovation.”


Northern Building Plastics’ holds super depot open day


Builders merchant Northern Building Plastics’ held a two-day trade event at its new Hemel Hempstead super depot. The Hemel Hempstead super depot marks NBP’s first branch in the South of England and aims to repeat the success of its existing


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Bolton, Leeds, Birtley and Hinckley super depots. NBP sales director Steve Jones, said: “The trade days are a great opportunity for the new Hemel Hempstead super depot to showcase the extensive range of products we offer from the site.”


BMF keynote speaker swims up to Conference


Rebecca Adlington OBE, Team GB’s most successful female swimmer,


will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 BMF All Industry Conference in June. Winning two gold medals on her Olympic debut in Beijing in 2008 at just 19 years old, Adlington also broke the world record for 800m.


She became the first woman to take Olympic swimming gold for Great Britain in over 40 years and the first in a century to secure two wins at the same Games. She then won Commonwealth, European and World Championship titles before winning bronze medals at the London 2012 Olympics. Since retiring from competition, Adlington has combined a career as a BBC sports commentator and pundit with work for charities and schemes to promote swimming and sport in general. Having faced her fair share of sudden and unexpected setbacks, Adlington has dealt with change and the stress that comes with this throughout her journey from sporting success to business owner. She will reflect on her experiences and the importance of finding focus and mental resilience when there are so many uncontrollable factors.


John Newcomb, BMF CEO, said:


“We are delighted to welcome Rebecca as our keynote speaker in Barcelona. Her experience in learning to recognise and focus on what is truly important to overcome unforeseen challenges resonates with both sporting and business success.”


The sold-out BMF Conference takes place in Barcelona from Thursday 12 June to Sunday 15 June.


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