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PHAM NEWS | NOVEMBER 2021
Merchant & Distributor News 15 New branches expand SBS network Smith Brothers, a specialist supplier to the building services sector, has announced the official opening of SBS Sheffield. Located on ¦ĢłŭķāƘ ÖũĴ !ķŋŭā̇ ıŽŭŶ ŋƦ ıŽłóŶĢŋł ˜˝ of the M˚, the new ˛˛̇˙˙˙ft˛ unit has been procured with the future in mind, with space to support additional stock as the branch grows. ĞāƧāķù ðũÖłóĞ ĿÖłÖėāũ dāā ŽũėĢł ĞÖŭ ŋƑāũ ˛˛ ƘāÖũŭ ŋĕ Ĵłŋƒķāùėā Öłù āƗťāũĢāłóā ƒĢŶĞĢł ŶĞā HVAC industry, having previously worked for BSS. He comments: “My carefully selected team and R Öũā ÖĢĿĢłė Ŷŋ ťũŋƑĢùā Ö ƩũŭŶ-class service. We
ƒĢķķ ðā ƒĞÖŶ ŶĞā ĞāƧāķù óŽŭŶŋĿāũ ðÖŭā ĞÖŭ ðāāł ƒÖĢŶĢłė ĕŋũ ðƘ ĕŋķķŋƒĢłė ŶĞā ťũŋĿĢŭā ŋĕ ŭŶÖƦ̇ stock and service. We are very lucky to have a team ƒĞŋ ťŋŭŭāŭŭ Ö ƒāÖķŶĞ ŋĕ ĢłùŽŭŶũƘ āƗťāũĢāłóā̇ ĕũŋĿ product knowledge to customer relationships, which in turn will enhance the customer’s āƗťāũĢāłóā̧̍ With additional branches in Cambridge and High Wycombe planned to open before the end of this year, the Smith Brothers’ network is set Ŷŋ āƗťÖłù Öłù ƒĢķķ ŭŋŋł óŋłŭĢŭŶ ŋĕ ˚ˠ branches across the UK.
Fast lane for quick parts collection
Group extends its reach
With the launch of a new click and collect service, Wolseley Plumb & Parts is aiming to make thousands of the industry’s most used heating spares available within ˟˙ minutes from ordering. The new service is available from ˝˞˙ branches nationwide on thousands of individual heating spare parts. To save waiting time for busy installers, Wolseley has also set up new fast lane queues and collection points. Richard Beeley, parts specialist at Wolseley Plumb & Parts, comments: “We believe the new ŭāũƑĢóā ƒĢķķ Ğāķť ĢłŭŶÖķķāũŭ Ŷŋ ĢłóũāÖŭā ŶĞāĢũ ƩũŭŶtime-ƩƗ ũÖŶāŭ Öłù ťũŋƑĢùā Ö ðāŶŶāũ ŭāũƑĢóā Ŷŋ ŶĞāĢũ own customers, ensuring they spend less time waiting and more time working.
South of England merchant group – the Independent Builders māũóĞÖłŶ FũŋŽť ̛R mF̜ ̞ ĞÖŭ āƗťÖłùāù ĢŶŭ łāŶƒŋũĴ ŋĕ ŭťāóĢÖķĢŭŶ ťķŽĿðĢłė Öłù ĞāÖŶĢłė ĿāũóĞÖłŶŭ ƒĢŶĞ ŶĞā ÖóŨŽĢŭĢŶĢŋł ŋĕ ŽŭŭāƗ Plumbing Supplies Limited (SPS). Established in ˛˙˙˙̇ Ģŭ ĞāÖùŨŽÖũŶāũāù Ģł ŋķāėÖŶā̇ 1ÖŭŶ ŽŭŭāƗ̇ and operates seven trade counters and four bathroom, heating and ĴĢŶóĞāł ŭĞŋƒũŋŋĿŭ Öóũŋŭŭ ŽŭŭāƗ Öłù bāłŶ̍ Glenn Vinall, SPS owner and MD, will continue to lead the business, working with Matt Bland, MD of IBMG’s plumbing and heating division, to realise the growth opportunities that this partnership will deliver. He comments: “The team and I are proud of all that we have built to date, but we recognise that our company will be able to achieve much more as part of a larger group. Partnering with IBMG will facilitate this growth and we look forward to continuing this ŭŽóóāŭŭ ŭŶŋũƘ ŶŋėāŶĞāũ̧̍
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“And, as we approach peak season for boiler breakdowns and repairs, the new service comes at ıŽŭŶ ŶĞā ũĢėĞŶ ŶĢĿā̧̍ For more details, please see the online link below. ͻ phamnews.co.uk/˚˚˛˚̓˚˚
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