A new study reveals that a third (28 per cent) of consumers are more likely to shop at a small business with a witty or funny business name compared to those without To celebrate the wit, creativity, and humour of the nation’s small business owners, Simply Business will crown one standout business with the title…
The latest Government figures show 56 per cent of transport, logistics and storage companies faced higher costs in March, leading 37.3 per cent of them to raise their prices. ParcelHero warns increased transport costs will lead to higher retail prices. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Business Insights report shows transport and storage companies…
The international delivery expert ParcelHero says plans to jettison EU regulations, far from reducing costs for small retailers and SMEs, may increase red tape and cost consumers more. In yesterday’s Queens Speech, delivered by Prince Charles, the UK Government revealed a number of new measures it said will ‘seize the opportunities of the United Kingdom’s…
Dozens of student joiners from Nottingham have received an insight into their future careers from one of the UK’s leading builders merchants. Young joiners in the construction department of Nottingham College, mostly aged between 16 and 18, were given a presentation from Adam Newbold, Selco Nottingham’s trade sales manager. Karl Bishop, joinery lecturer at Nottingham…
Volunteers from a national building charity have answered a call for help to make adaptations to the Plymouth home of a former West End child actress and dancer – who has worked with the likes of Sam Mendes, Martin Clunes, Lionel Blair and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Audra Mitcheson-Soley’s career spans nearly five decades, but she now…
IBMG’s electrical division is pleased to announce the opening of its latest Grant & Stone electrical wholesaler located on Western Road, Bracknell. The 5000sq ft site will stock a wide range of products to meet the needs of domestic and commercial electricians. The new branch increases the divisions geographic reach, along with the recent opening…
Exeter has become the home of the latest Selco Builders Warehouse branch to open. The ever-expanding builders merchant has officially cut the ribbon on its branch on Filmer Way in Marsh Barton. It takes the number of Selco branches to 73 and strengthens its presence in the south-west of England, where there is already two…
The Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), the largest independent builders merchant group in the South of England, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Merkko Builders Merchants Ltd (Merkko), expanding its network of builder’s merchants into Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Merkko is a highly successful independent builders merchant supplying trade and retail customers across Oxfordshire…
Leading lighting designer and manufacturer Ansell Lighting has launched S15, the company’s latest product catalogue which features smart connected, display, residential and architectural lighting. The catalogue, which marks the company’s 30th anniversary year, features a bumper 90 new products. Highlights include the unique registered design of the Adler Emergency LED sign and exit box, a…
More than £100 million of tools have been stolen across the UK over the last two years, with almost 60,000 crimes committed, new research has revealed. The study, conducted by IronmongeryDirect, the UK’s largest supplier of specialist ironmongery, issued Freedom of Information requests to police forces to discover how many tools were stolen in 2020…