The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published in October, shows August’s total like-for-like value sales (adjusted to remove the effect of trading days) were up +0.5% compared to August 2025. Year-on-year like-for-like volume sales were down -5.4%, while prices increased +6.2%.
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Nationwide solar energy contractor Mypower has joined the Metal Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA), strengthening the association’s expertise in this increasingly important area of metal building envelope design and helping to unite two traditionally distinct sectors.
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Rinnai is continuing to offer its highly prized discretionary bursaries of up to £200 for eligible visitors to the company’s stand at this year’s Elemental Show in the London Excel. All H&V technical personnel from the building services industry who sign up and complete three Rinnai CPDs will receive the discretionary bursary. Eligibility includes all those working in the building services sector and obliged to undertake regular CPDs.
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ASWS – a member of the Steel Window Association (SWA) – is the principal contractor for a challenging restoration project being carried out on the world-famous Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion at Bexhill-on-Sea.
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National Ventilation is celebrating scooping the ‘Ventilation Brand of the Year’ award at this year’s prestigious Electrical Wholesaler Awards. A leading UK-based ventilation manufacturer and supplier, National Ventilation won the award following an online vote by industry professionals as well as being critiqued by a specially selected judging panel, comprised of individuals with extensive industry knowledge and experience.
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NEC Contracts has published Trained to Deliver: Training, Skills and the Future of Construction Contract Management, the third in a series of global research studies from the publisher of the leading suite of collaborative contracts.
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The following is expert commentary from Mitsubishi Electric’s Russell Dean, reacting to the news from the Conservative party conference that if back in power, they would scrap the Future Homes Standard, and news today that the government may cut funding to support heat pump uptake.
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Twenty-nine teams took to the fairways at Branston Golf & Country Club for the Automatic Door Suppliers Association’s (ADSA) annual charity golf day, helping to raise £9,000 for three main charities and a range of others.
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Algeco UK, part of the Modulaire Group, a leading business services company specialising in modular solutions and sustainable infrastructure, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum rating, the highest level of recognition available from the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings.
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SIG has been named winner of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) Sustainability Award 2026. This award recognises the company’s commitment to driving positive environmental change across both its own operations and the wider construction supply chain.
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