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The KBSA boosts its membership with three new retail members

The KBSA has boosted its membership once again – this time with three new retailers, which brings the total for Januar...

IndustryNews Thu 28th Jan 2021

Brits have spent over 10k on home improvement over the past 5 years

According to new research from comparethemarket.com, over the last five years Brits have spent over £10k (£10,461.59) ...

IndustryNews Wed 27th Jan 2021

UWLA urges KBB retailers to realise benefits of Unified Water Label

Yvonne Orgill, MD at the The Unified Water Label Association (UWLA), has urged KBB retailers to realise the benefits of ...

IndustryNews Wed 27th Jan 2021

Simon Acres Group expands retailer and merchant support offering

Simon Acres Group (SAGL) has expanded its KBB support offering with the launch of KBB Secure, a dedicated solution for K...

IndustryNews Tue 26th Jan 2021

Buy British to avoid fallout from Chinese supply problems, says MiB

An ongoing container shortage for carriers transporting goods from the Far East is threatening to cause price hikes and ...

IndustryNews Mon 25th Jan 2021

Ben takes on Land's End to John O'Groats challenge for charity

Head of recruitment at Simon Acres Group (SAGL) Ben Paine is set to run 874 miles – the equivalent of Land’s End to ...

IndustryNews Wed 20th Jan 2021

New BiKBBI corporate member Quooker makes six-figure sum investment

The British Institute of KBB Installation – BiKBBI – has announced that the latest manufacturer to come on board as ...

IndustryNews Tue 19th Jan 2021

Simon Acres Group reports surge in demand for online training

KBB and merchant services provider, Simon Acres Group (SAGL), has revealed that it has experienced a surge in enquiries ...

IndustryNews Mon 18th Jan 2021

Pimlico Plumbers to bring in 'no jab, no job' employment policy

Pimlico Plumbers founder and chairman Charlie Mullins has announced that the company intends to introduce a policy requi...

IndustryNews Fri 15th Jan 2021

New Caesarstone 'concept house' unveiled in Tel Aviv

Caesarstone has opened an experiential 'concept house' in Tel Aviv, which it says is a destination where 'inspiration an...

IndustryNews Thu 14th Jan 2021

BiKBBI introduces daily COVID update to help tradespeople

In what it says is a response to recent ‘confusing messaging’ from the devolved governments, The British Institute o...

IndustryNews Tue 12th Jan 2021

BRC data reveals 2020 UK footfall plummeted by over 40%

According to statistics from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) total year-on-year footfall for 2020 fell by 43.4%. Usi...

IndustryNews Tue 12th Jan 2021

Summerbridge joins Made in Britain campaign

Hull-based furniture supplier Summerbridge has become the latest UK manufacturer to be accredited by the Made in Britain...

IndustryNews Mon 11th Jan 2021

BSH apologises for months of disruption as supply woes continue

BSH has apologised to its customers for the disruption they have been experiencing since the German supplier was hit by ...

IndustryNews Mon 11th Jan 2021

BiKBBI 'disappointed' by new Scottish guidance for tradespeople

The Scottish government has confirmed that tradespeople in Scotland may only operate in other people’s homes as long a...

IndustryNews Fri 8th Jan 2021