Grant UK’s sales team has welcomed Stuart Thompson as the new area sales manager for Wales and the West of England. Thompson will be responsible for assisting heating engineers, installers and merchants with sales support on all of Grant’s boilers, renewable products and services. Thompson has been working in the …

TV and radio broadcaster, Jason Mohammad, will host the 2022 BMF Members’ Conference and Awards in September, which takes the theme ASPIRE, INNOVATE & THRIVE. Mohammad is a highly experienced live host, presenting BBC One’s Final Score and Radio 5 Live’s football phone-in 606, as well as fronting BBC coverage …

W.Howard Group has pledged its ongoing support for a new Youth Zone in Warrington, Cheshire. Warrington Youth Zone is currently under construction and due to open its doors in the next few months. The £6.9 million Youth Zone is being developed by OnSide – a national charity that has created …

Following its huge success in 2021, Composite Prime has launched its school recycling programme, Message in a Bottle Top. To highlight the impact of plastic waste on the environment, schools across the UK will collect and repurpose their own bottle tops into thought-provoking art, showcasing the creatures they hope to …

UK and Ireland specialist paving and building products company, AG has welcomed seven new recruits to its growing workforce. Area Sales Manager AG, has appointed Patrick Boylan as area sales manager in the Republic of Ireland. Boylan will be operating on the East-Side of the Republic of Ireland and will …

Fairalls Godstone has announced its sponsorship of local professional boxer, Luke Pearson. Pearson, from Godstone, turned profession in 2019.  Classed in the featherweight division, the bricklayer has been a customer of Fairalls since he joined his grandfather’s building firm aged 16. Dubbed ‘the Pocket Rocket’ due to his small stature …

Selco Builders Warehouse has announced Cancer Research UK as its new charity partner for 2022. The builders’ merchant will stage a range of fundraising events in support of Cancer Research UK, which funds doctors, nurses and scientists to carry out pioneering research to help provide a solution to defeating cancer. …

To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2022, Bradfords Building Supplies is celebrating the ongoing success of its apprenticeship scheme, which continues to have a big impact on the company. Jack Jones, a sales assistant at Bradfords’ Worcester branch who joined the company as an apprentice in March 2021, said: “From working …

Travis Perkins has opened the doors to its latest branch in Bristol with the help of former Bristol City winger, Scott Murray. The Robins’ former star made more than 350 appearances for the team in the 1990s and 2000s, and was the guest of honour as Travis Perkins opened its …

The George Bence Group has announced the opening of its seventh branch in Hertfordshire. The multi-branded independent business has continued to grow its branch network exponentially over the past decade. Paul Bence, Group managing director, said: “Ledbury is an area we have looking to strategically position our mixed merchant model …