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Howdens aims to empower and support traders with new Business Builder initiative

Trade kitchen supplier Howdens has launched its Business Builder initiative to help bridge the skills gap and to empower sole traders. Recent surveys...
industry news

Fri 18th Jul 2025

Howdens pilots free tool-marking kit scheme to help prevent theft

Trade kitchens supplier Howdens has announced it will give away free tool-marking kits to tradespeople at 2 depots in Kent at Gillingham and Strood on...
industry news

Thu 12th Jun 2025

After KBIS – Mark Conacher reveals the power of the follow-up email

KBIS is a grand and beautifully orchestrated event but don't forget what you're there for in all the excitement, says SENSTEC USA MD Mark Conacher. Th...
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Thu 20th Mar 2025

Tom Reynolds – It's the busiest trade show season since the pandemic

Are you ready? It's time to meet, greet, innovate and learn as we enter the busiest trade show season the industry has seen for years, says chief exec...
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Thu 20th Feb 2025

Trade professionals prioritise work over health, survey finds

The UK’s general builders and specialist tradespeople are risking their health by missing vital appointments due to work commitments, according to a n...
industry news

Mon 2nd Dec 2024

Winner integration with Tradeplace helps retailers order faster

Cyncly, the global provider of software and content solutions, has announced that its new partnership with Tradeplace will significantly enhance retai...
industry news

Tue 19th Nov 2024

Williams Trade Supplies becomes latest business to join PHG

PHG Plumbing Heating Group, the plumbing, heating and bathroom buying group for the UK, has announced that Williams Trade Supplies Ltd will be joining...
industry news

Fri 8th Nov 2024

Membership of The IPG growing at ‘unprecedented rate’

The IPG – the membership group of independently owned plumbing stores and bathroom showrooms across the UK – says membership has been growing at ‘an u...
bathrooms news

Tue 15th Oct 2024

The IPG declares its Trade Local Day 2024 a 'resounding success'

Independent plumbing stores and bathroom showrooms across the nation united for The IPG's Trade Local Day 2024, which the group says was 'a resounding...
bathrooms news

Thu 3rd Oct 2024

Tom Reynolds – We have an urgent need for skilled tradespeople

Tom Reynolds, chief executive of the BMA, highlights recent survey results confirming that the future of industries like plumbing and installation han...
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Thu 19th Sep 2024

New study reveals van theft and break-in hotspots in UK

Trade supplier Tradefix Direct has revealed the results of a new study, which used FOI data from police constabularies, to show the van theft and brea...
industry news

Mon 24th Jun 2024

Key appointment strengthens WEX Trade national sales team

WEX Trade, the worktops trade specialist, has appointed Shawn Buckle as national account manager, to lead its national sales team. Shawn brings a weal...
new hire people

Thu 23rd May 2024

Tom Reynolds – Empowering trade professionals at InstallerSHOW 2024

As InstallerSHOW 2024 nears the horizon, BMA chief executive Tom Reynolds highlights the association’s role at the event and why empowering installers...
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Thu 23rd May 2024

BMA triumphs with coveted TAF Award for Association Team of the Year

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) has announced its latest triumph at the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards 2024, where it clinched the...
bathrooms news

Fri 1st Mar 2024

Sirius Trade Show 2023 attracts 'record turnout'

Sirius Buying Group has reported a 'record turnout' at its UK Trade Show this October, as approved members discovered the latest products and exclusiv...
kitchens news

Tue 31st Oct 2023

New Houzz research shows what's influencing clients’ hiring decisions

New research from home renovation and design platform Houzz reveals the most important factors that are affecting clients’ decisions to hire for renov...
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Mon 4th Sep 2023

UK in danger of losing tradespeople to jobs abroad, reveals new study

New research from find-a-tradesperson platform Rated People has revealed that UK tradespeople are looking to leave the country to find work abroad whi...
industry news

Mon 7th Aug 2023

Zoë Tanner: We need promotion of the trades as a rewarding career path

Zoë Tanner, MD of SNG Publishing – the home of the HIP, SPARKS and Concept Hair skills competitions – reveals why she believes more can be done to add...
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Fri 12th May 2023

WEX Trade strengthen sales team with two key appointments

WEX Trade, the UK supplier and distributor that solely specialises in worktops for the trade, has announced it has strengthened its sales team with tw...
new hire people

Mon 10th Oct 2022

Rangemaster celebrates award win at Sirius Trade Show

Appliance manufacturer Rangemaster has won the ‘est Stand Award at the annual Sirius VIP Members Trade Show. Manufacturers, distributors and service p...
kitchens news

Fri 30th Sep 2022

Amy Nicholson: Women going into trades could earn more than £50k by 25

Amy Nicholson, owner of Amy’s Electrics, has worked with electricians who are women for 12 years and has owned her own company for the last five years...
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Wed 14th Sep 2022

Rated People campaigns for a more diverse trades industry

Ahead of ‘National Tradesmen Day’ on 16th September 2022, the find-a-tradesperson platform Rated People is highlighting the need for more inclusive la...
industry news

Wed 14th Sep 2022

Roman attends Queen's Award Ceremony at Buckingham Palace

Shower designer and manufacturer Roman attended the Queen's Award celebratory evening held at Buckingham Palace, hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales. I...
bathrooms news

Thu 21st Jul 2022

Demand for tradespeople up 50% in two years, says new research

New research from the find-a-tradesperson platform, Rated People, has revealed homeowner desire for home improvement went through the roof in 2021. Ne...
industry news

Thu 31st Mar 2022

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