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LBS are committed to continually training their staff in all areas of the business, and we pride ourselves on our Customer Service and the product knowledge that our staff offer to you our customers, in all our branches. We recently congratulated some of our staff who have completed Builders Merchants Federation MOL Apprenticeship modules, and also new staff who have just ...
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Two of our suppliers, Hunter Plastics and Marley, organised a Karting Tournament recently for the NBG Group, of which LBS is a member, for these companies to compete against each other and go head to head in a national final. Heats were held throughout the UK, and LBS won their regional heat, which automatically qualified them to go through to the ...
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LBS were proud to sponsor the Concourse Area at the Liberty Stadium recently, for the inaugural Homes & Gardens Show. The event, the first of its kind, was well subscribed with national and local retailers, all offering inspirational and contemporary ideas for the home and garden. The event was well supported by some of our key suppliers and customers, who all ...
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We are delighted to announce that Stuart Griffiths, Assistant Branch Manager of LBS Llanelli, has been presented with a cheque in recognition of his service to the Company over the last 10 years. We would like to congratulate Stuart on his achievement and look forward to working with him for many years to come. Pictured from left to right are: Mark ...
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LBS Builders’ Merchants in Cardigan was officially opened in July with Town Mayor, Linda Grace, undertaking the Official Ceremony of the ‘sawing of the plank of wood’. Having been quietly trading since late May, LBS made a big splash to celebrate the opening of their 11th Branch in West Wales. VIP Guests, included delegates from Cardigan Town Council, Ceredigion County Council, ...
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A pioneering event to strengthen links between the business and voluntary sectors took place recently in Carmarthenshire, at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive Mark James was the keynote speaker, who said there was a clear need to develop close links with the business community. LBS Builders Merchants pride themselves on their local roots, and as ...
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An initiative to improve construction safety in Carmarthenshire has been an outstanding success in partnership with LBS Builders Merchants. A series of events were run by the South Wales Working Well Together Group, which includes representatives from Carmarthenshire Council, to promote construction safety and give small to medium enterprises the opportunity to share best practices. The events, which consisted of a ...
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LBS Ystradgynlais recently hosted a Sponsored Head Shave for Cancer Relief. The normally clean cut Tom Jones, Yard Foreman, had been growing his hair for over a year in readiness for this event, which was in memory of his sister-in-law Rhian Jones, who sadly passed away two years ago. The event raised over £1000, all donated by LBS customers, suppliers & staff. ...
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We would like to welcome Adrian Chilcott to the new position of Area Manager.Adrian joins us with 27 years experience in timber importing and builder's merchanting. His major focus is to be supporting the branch network and to develop our already excellent customer service. He believes our values need to be more than words - they need to reflect all that ...
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LBS Builders Merchants are delighted to announce that they have achieved Level 2 of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard. This comes as a result of its commitment to eliminate or reduce any potential adverse environmental impacts. As a professional and environmentally conscious company, we acknowledge the impact that our operations may potentially have on the environment and our clear objective is ...
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We are delighted to welcome Philip Evans (pictured) to the LBS Management Team. Philip joins us as Financial Controller, with considerable experience in the manufacturing and access industry, and heads up a team of 10 with direct responsibility for Finance, HR and IT. His focus is to continue to provide and enhance the current procedures and sytems, whilst maintaining our efficient ...
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We are delighted to announce that we will shortly be opening a new merchant branch in Cardigan and have appointed Rhys Davies (pictured) as Branch Manager.With the company’s heritage in Llandeilo, Mark Davies, Managing Director says: “We chose Cardigan because it is a thriving town with the same country market town values as Llandeilo, which is where our Head Office is based”. ...
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Two brand new initiatives have come to the Construction industry of Carmarthenshire – the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) New Home Warranty and the new and unique Partnership Alliance between Carmarthenshire County Council LABC and leading local builders merchants, LBS both working to a common goal to ensure that buildings within the county are built better. Both organisations are committed to ...
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LBS Builders Merchants only just missed out in the grand finals of the Builders Merchants National Industry Awards for Excellence, with the awards ceremony held in London on the 16th Nov. Up against national competitors from all over the UK LBS Builders Merchants came runners up in the categories for Best Customer Service and Best Marketing Initiatives by a Builders Merchants. ...
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PRIZE DRAW WINNERS from our first set of prize draws taken across all branches on 7th Sept are:Ammanford: Paul QuickCarmarthen: Phil DaviesLlandeilo: Mike Hazeltime FitzgeraldLlanelli: Mal JonesPembroke Dock: Richard DaviesPort Talbot: Dai RichardsSwansea: Ritchie GreenYstradgynlais: Mark ThomasKeep entering our prize draws for a chance to win a Rugby World Cup jersey of your choice. Just spend £50 or more in any one transaction. "Enter as ...
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Some customers really will go to any lengths to get their delivery! It certainly would avoid the traffic jams but…No, this isn’t the new delivery method from LBS! LBS hit the waterways this summer in the Carmarthenshire annual charity raft race where they sponsored one of their customers in supplying materials to build their raft. LBS are committed to their promise ...
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Welcome to the new-look quarterly tradeTALK publication for our customers, with some of the recent highlights we would like to tell you about.....Click here to download the latest tradeTALK publication
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The ability to serve our customers with prompt delivery is a commitment LBS Builders Merchants takes seriously.In April this year, we placed an order for 10 new vehicles, ranging from 3.5 tonnes up to 26 tonnes, most with crane-off load facilities, and our newest branch in Swansea has just taken delivery of the latest addition to the LBS fleet.......with our red ...
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The Built-In Quality Awards are given to builders who undertake building regulation work through 10 Local Authority Building Control Areas in South Wales, where they are rewarded for outstanding quality and workmanship within 7 categories.At this year's ceremony in Cardiff, LBS who sponsor category 3 - New Dwellings (Volume Housing), were delighted to present the trophy to winners B J Thomas ...
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HRH The Prince of Wales has recently purchased a property in the village of Myddfai, just outside Llandovery.If going straight to the top doesn't work then nothing will! Here we see Mark Davies, Managing Director pitching for 'royal business'.As one of the strategic business partners with the National Botanic Garden of Wales, LBS Builders Merchants were invited to attend a small ...
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Local man Hefin Thomas has just clocked up 15 years service at LBS Builders Merchants in Llandeilo. He joined the company back in 1992 as a counter sales assistant and has worked his way up through the ranks to his current position as Branch Manager of the company’s Llandeilo branch. Born and bred in Llandeilo Hefin puts the success of his ...
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LBS Builders’ Merchants have beaten over 1500 national and independent builders’ merchants from all over the UK in the National Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence 2006 winning the Award for Achievement of the Year. At an awards ceremony held at the Savoy Hotel, London on the 24th November LBS scooped this prestigious award. This is the third time LBS have been ...
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