Catrin Jones

Assistant Editor

BLANCO UK sponsors St Albans Rudolph Run

Blanco sponsers

St Albans based kitchen sink and tap manufacturer, BLANCO UK, is the headline sponsor at Rennie Grove’s 2019 Rudolph Run (previously known as the Jingle Bell Jog) which takes place on 1st December. The event is made up of a 1.5k Fun Run and the longer 5k Rudolph Run, and …

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FMB says that the Brexit election must address housing crisis

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The urgent need to build more homes for everyone should be a key priority for all the political parties during the General Election campaign, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB is calling on all the political parties to make house building a national infrastructure priority, along with …

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Worcester Bosch pledges support to ‘Time to Change’ movement

Worcester Bosch has announced its support to the Time to Change Employer Pledge, which aims to change the way people think and act about mental health in the workplace. With one in four British workers affected by conditions like anxiety, depression and stress every year, the UK’s leading boiler manufacturer …

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Success for Aico’s apprentices in EDA customer service product module

EDA Group

It is important to help young people in their career by supporting them with training. At the start of June this year Aico enrolled its apprentices on to the EDA (Electrical Distributors’ Association) Customer Services training module. The EDA is the trade association representing wholesale distributors of electro-technical products in …

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New silent addition to the Triton range

Triton Ontiles

Responding to consumer appeals for a quiet power shower, Triton, has re-engineered its popular AS2000 range to be silent. The new AS2000SRhas been awarded the Quiet Mark approval as a result of its low noise and high performance. Designed for low-pressure systems, and ideally suited to the replacement market, the …

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National Timber Group acquires Cotswold Manufacturing

Sheffield, 6 November 2019, National Timber Group, the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK and parent of Arnold Laver, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the trade and assets of Cotswold Manufacturing Limited, to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as the …

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Business Minister praises Talasey for success of new training academy

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In one of the last acts before Parliament was been dissolved ahead of the General Election, the outgoing Minister of State for Business and Industry, Nadhim Zahawi, has praised Talasey Group after hearing how it is helping to raise standards, skills and knowledge in the landscaping industry. The Conservative MP …

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Etex Building Performance develop new plant in Bristol

Etex Building Performance, the dry construction arm of the Etex group, will develop an advanced plasterboard manufacturing facility for its Siniat brand at the Royal Portbury Dock in Bristol Port, adding significantly to its production capacity in the UK. A brownfield industrial site has been secured close to its existing …

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Pasquill invests over £6.7million

Pasquill, one of the UK’s leading supplier of roof trusses, has invested over £6.7million in its manufacturing plants and design centres over the last five years. This year £2.5million has been invested in equipment, technology and infrastructure as part of a long-term strategy to improve performance, sustainability and efficiency. Throughout …

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Tadley RFC get support from Elliotts

The Tadley RFC 1st Team pose in their 201920 season kit

Elliotts Builders Merchant, the south’s leading independent supplier of building products for the trade and public, has announced their sponsorship of Tadley RFC for the 2019/2020 season. The local builders merchant, with a branch on Brick Kiln Estate, Silchester Road, will be joint sponsors on the kits of the Tadley …

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