The plumbers merchant market was worth an estimated £4bn in 2015, having recovered strongly in recent years. The market value declined during 2011/12, reaching a low point in 2012. From 2013 onwards, demand has increased […]
Wolseley UK has announced a major programme to transform the way it serves its customers following a wide-ranging review of its plumbing and heating operations. The reorganisation will result in the closure of around 80 branches across […]
Internet sales of plumbing products in the UK increased by 28% in 2015 according to research conducted by AMA Research. The internet is the fastest growing distribution channel of the overall UK plumbing and heating products […]
One of the country’s leading pumping and heating merchants City Plumbing Supplies has launched a brand new website to provide installers with everything they need at their fingertips. The information that installers need to work […]
The ‘PlumbStock’ brand is the latest addition to the Ridgeon Group of companies one of the UK’s largest independent Timber and Builders Merchants. Spearheaded by the Head of Plumbing, Heating and Sanitaryware (PHS), Pete Diamant, […]
Wolseley plc has today announced the acquisition of a substantial shareholding in BathEmpire.com a leading B2C online bathroom retailer in the UK, with an option to acquire the remaining equity stake at a future date. […]