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Q & A: When will my order arrive?

QUESTION: Each month we answer your product and industry questions. This month you asked: “When will my order arrive” ANSWER: Having just made some big logistical improvements here at Midland Lead, this month’s question ‘when will my order arrive?’ comes at …

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Midland Lead The Spotlight Is On

The spotlight is on – Wantage Builders Merchants

Company profile: Business established: 2003 Head office: Wantage, Oxfordshire Number of employees: 6, plus 4 directors Branches: 1 Time working with Midland Lead: over 12 years Oxfordshire-based Wantage Builders Merchants was set up in December 2003; the exact same time the business …

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BBA vs BS: machine cast and rolled lead sheet accreditations explained

We’ve talked heavily about the differences between machine cast lead and rolled lead sheet over the past few months. This has been, in part, down to our recently commissioned industry survey, which revealed widespread confusion and misunderstanding around the differences …

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Midland Lead The Spotlight Is On

The spotlight is on – DMR Roofing Centre

Company profile: Business established: 2006 Head office: Mexborough, Doncaster Number of employees: 8 Branches: 1 Time working with Midland Lead: 10 years Much like many of the roofing merchants working with Midland Lead, South Yorkshire’s DMR Roofing Centre has stocked Midland Lead’s …

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Midland Lead The Spotlight Is On

The spotlight is on – Chalford Building Supplies

Company profile: Business established: 1971 Head office: Stroud, Gloucestershire Number of employees: 31 Branches: 2 Time working with Midland Lead: 17 years + With branches in Chalford, Stroud and Calne, Wiltshire, independent builders’ merchant Chalford Building Supplies has been supplying both trade …

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Meet Sarah Ivins

Getting to know Sarah Ivins – radiation protection coordinator From Iceland’s Blue Lagoon to Britain’s Land Rover shows, we find out what our newly hired radiation protection coordinator Sarah Ivins likes outside of work, as well as delving into her role …

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Lead welding kit joins Midland Lead’s product offering

Last month, we told you all about our latest addition to our ancillary portfolio, the innovative Hallhook. Continuing in our quest to expand our product range with specialist lead tools for the roofing professional, we’re happy to announce that we’ve …

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Chernobyl’s arch: the world’s biggest moveable structure

In the early hours of April 26th 1986, a planned test of reactor 4 at Russia’s Chernobyl nuclear plant led to what the United Nations have termed “the greatest environmental catastrophe in the history of humanity”.  Now thirty years on, …

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How apprenticeships can help address the construction skills gap

Do you support new roofers in the industry?

This month’s question, ‘do you support new roofers in the industry?’, comes at a pivotal time for Midland Lead. Alongside the substantial improvements we’re making on our delivery service and emissions reductions, one of the company’s key focusses is in …

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Midland Lead makes delivery improvements with appointment of new logistics partner

Last month, we revealed that we’d made some big changes in our supply chain, with a £122k investment going towards new forklifts and vehicle upgrades. Following that news, we’re now happy to announce that further changes have been made to …

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