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Setcrete joins the IBC Buying Group
Setcrete is now part of the IBC Buying Group! Learn exclusive deals and top-notch building solutions for your next project. Join us today!
Recycled brick gets commercial funding
Eco-friendly K-Briq, made from 90% recycled waste, gets £1M in funding to start production, slashing emissions and boosting sustainability in construction.
First BMF Net Zero carbon business champions announced
Four BMF members named among the first Net Zero carbon business champions by the CLC, supporting the UK construction sector's low-carbon transformation.
Big Data for SMBs: It’s Your Present and Future
Data analytics is the strongest force currently shaping your company’s future. The availability of computing power has huge consequences for your business and for all of...
7 Ways ERP Can Improve Your Work-Life Balance
Read the blog for seven ways ERP can make you and your employees more efficient, productive, and profitable, enabling you to accomplish everything you did before – and so...
Register for BMF Young Merchant Conference 2021
Join the BMF Young Merchant Conference 2021 on 6 October at NEC Birmingham, featuring TV hosts David Domoney and Nick Knowles. Book now for insights and networking!
Wickes now trading as separate company after Travis Perkins demerger
Wickes rejoins the London Stock Exchange as a standalone company after demerging from Travis Perkins, following strong DIY-driven sales growth during lockdown.
BMF and IoBM agree merger
BMF and IoBM have merged to align training, certification, and membership for builders merchants. See how this benefits the industry and current IoBM members.
Your Post-Pandemic Business: 4 Things That Are Here to Stay
The post-pandemic business environment offers abundant opportunities for companies willing and able to adapt to this “new normal.”
Is Your Business Focused on Customer Support or Customer Success?
Learn about the difference between customer success and customer support and why it's better to be proactive and not reactive.
NHS workers offered discounts at builders' merchants through new scheme
BMF launches scheme offering NHS staff discounts at 1,225 builders’ merchant branches across the UK, thanking healthcare workers for their pandemic efforts.
Business booms for the construction industry
UK construction booms as house-building, commercial, and infrastructure projects surge, despite rising costs and supply delays due to Brexit and COVID-19.
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