Staff at a Chessington builders’ merchant had a surprise when they arrived at work to find an injured owl at the branch entrance. The shaken bird was clearly struggling, so kind-hearted staff at Selco Builders Warehouse, on Compass Business Park sprang into action. Having asked the RSPCA for advice, the tawny owl …

The Builders Merchants’ Federation has welcomed a Government decision that ministers will allow BMF members to adopt postponed accounting for import Value-Added Tax on goods brought into the country after the United Kingdom leaves the EU in exactly seven months’ time. The Department for Exiting the European Union announced this …

More than 150 litres of Sandtex Trade’s X-Treme X-Posure® Smooth Masonry Paint have been used to repaint the striking red and white bands of East Anglia’s iconic Happisburgh Lighthouse, in time for the busy summer holiday season. The landmark opened in 1791 and is today run by The Happisburgh Lighthouse …

Stelrad Radiators has become Premiership rugby’s Newcastle Falcons principal partner. The two-year partnership, with an option for a third year, will see the company’s name and logo on the front of the Falcons’ playing shirts, with Newcastle looking to kick on from their best season in 20 years. Finishing fourth …

Makita, the UK’s number one professional power tool manufacturer, has introduced two new 18V LXT 5-piece brushless kits which represent a substantial saving by comparison with individual purchases. The new DLX5042PT kit contains a combi drill, impact driver, angle grinder, rotary hammer and a handy LED flashlight and is packaged …

NAPIT are thrilled to announce that their industry leading Codebreakers publication has been selected as a finalist for this year’s Electrical Industry Awards. The Codebreakers guide is competing in the ‘Trade Tool of the Year’ category and is the only publication to be up for nomination in the Awards. In …

Border Merchant Systems, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of dedicated merchant software, is offering extended support to ensure clients are maximising the potential of their investment in their CounterAct software. Training and information sharing includes monthly webinars to highlight not only new items, but also areas of the system …

Kind tradesmen and women from across the country are uniting to help transform the home and garden of a builder suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. Jamie Thompson was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in October 2014, aged 45, and told he had just three years to live. The 49-year-old has already …

Designed to meet demanding steam room and sauna environments, the Satu range of coatings from TeknosPro provides the best protection for the integral benches and timber surfaces. Each of the three products – SATU LAUDESUOJA, SATU SAUNASUOJA and SATU SAUNAVAHA – forms a dirt and water repellent, breathable coat; all enhance the appearance of the …

Deputy First Minister John Swinney was in Aberdeenshire yesterday to see for himself the progress being made on the £55million Inverurie Community Campus project. He was in the town to attend the ‘Topping Out’ ceremony, meet some of the staff and pupils of the current school and learn more about …