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CADILLAC — John and Jennifer Newcomb were in Cadillac running errands Wednesday evening when they received a call from a family member who told them their barn was burning down. The barn, located on 34 1/2 Road near the Wexford County Airport in Haring Township, was used by John as a workshop and to store materials for his shed-making business, John Newcomb Restoration. Smoke from the fire was visible from miles away and was especially heavy over 13th Street to the south. By the time the Newcombs arrived, the barn was fully engulfed. Fire crews arrived on scene and immediately took steps...

BMF Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index confirms 2020 second half recovery 3 March, 2021 Sales in Q4 2020 continued the bounce back from the low point in Q2. The Builders Merchants Federation in partnership with MRA Research and GfK has launched a new statistical report focused exclusively on the plumbing and heating market.  The new Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index sets the gold standard in reliable market trends. The first edition of the Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index analyses sales values through plumbing and heating outle...

3 March, 2021 SHARE Organisations from the industry comment on the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget Statement 2021 to the House of Commons. Builders Merchants Federation John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, said: “The Chancellor largely struck the right notes in announcing continued support for business as we move through the final stages of the coronavirus roadmap and plan for recovery.  “We were particularly pleased that the Chancellor sought to support smaller businesses by recognising the need...

Builders merchants sales continue positive trend in Q4 2020 25 February, 2021 SHARE Figures for the final quarter of 2020 newly published in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) confirm the sector’s continued bounce back from the April lockdown which led to a dramatic decline in sales during Q2. The BMBI had previously reported a strong performance in Q3 with sales returning to near normal levels.  The positive trend continued in Q4 2020, with total builders’ merchants’ sales growth of...

We are working with eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince to press for an end to a Government tax system that backs fossil fuels and punishes going green. The system is undermining the Government’s commitment to Net Zero by 2050 which entails slashing greenhouse gas emissions and offsetting any remaining by, for example, planting trees. Central to this is retrofitting the nation’s 28 million homes to reduce energy use – and them warmer in the process. Brexit means Mr Sunak is no longer bound by EU VAT rules and can set his own rates to suit the UK. And yesterday Adrian Ramsay, the chief executive...