2020

GAI

14 March 2022

GAI: Architectural ironmongery excellence celebrated at 41st GAI Education Awards

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The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) has presented diplomas and awards to industry professionals in a glittering ceremony at London’s Tower Hotel.

BMBI

11 March 2021

Derrick McFarland reflects on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry in Q4 2020

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Derrick McFarland, Managing Director at Keystone Lintels and BMBI’s Expert for Steel Lintels, has reflected on the strong performance of the Builders Merchant Industry at the end of 2020

EverEdge

24 February 2021

Challenges ahead for UK Manufacturing – EverEdge

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UK manufacturing has been hit with so many challenges in the last 12 months and there remain plenty of challenges ahead for 2021, explain EverEdge.

James Latham

10 February 2021

Lathams moves into new sectors as it reflects on 2020 performance

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There has been a major shift in the materials sector, as specifiers select new products to reflect the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, explain Lathams…

Kestrel

29 January 2021

Kestrel: Raising the roof – can high levels of demand continue into 2021?

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Owen Thorogood, sales and marketing director for Kestrel, looks back at what was a turbulent 2020 and asks whether 2021 will see continued growth for construction.

BMBI

26 August 2020

Builders’ Merchants’ Q2 sales: A tale of resilience and recovery – BMBI

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The BMBI results for Quarter 2 show the phenomenal resilience of the sector in action. April, May and June could not have fared more differently.

14 February 2020

Brexit and bark beetle: what they mean for 2020 timber supply – Sodra

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2019 was a year of collapsing timber prices – the knock-on effects for this year are discussed here by Nigel Buckley-Ryan, UK Sales Director, Södra Wood Ltd.

Crown Trade

03 February 2020

Mastering the art of apprenticeships with Crown Trade

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Kevin O’Donnell, training manager from leading paint brand Crown Trade, explains why companies should make 2020 the year of the apprentice and how the painting and decorating industry is raising the bar.