A programme of fundraising activities led by staff at plumbing, heating and bathrooms wholesaler Primaflow F&P has resulted in cumulative donations of £30,000 to the company’s current charity partner, Alzheimer’s Society. Spanning the past three years, the fundraising drive encompassed a range of physical activities including marathons, walks, mountain …
Read More »Current KNX Training Courses
Ivory Egg, specialists in KNX intelligent building technology solutions, review the market and its current offering on training courses that apply the KNX standard. Mark Warburton, Technical Director, Ivory Egg says “As energy costs continue to rise, so has society’s agenda to be more careful in terms of tangible energy …
Read More »The Underfloor Heating Store comes out on top
The Underfloor Heating Store, the biggest online retailer of electric and water underfloor heating systems in the UK, has been named as the Santander Growing Business of the Year at the prestigious Amazon Growing Business Awards in London. The company, which was a finalist in 2017, beat off tough competition …
Read More »Domus Ventilation appoints national specification sales manager
Domus Ventilation, part of the Polypipe group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shane Leather as National Specification Sales Manager. Leather’s appointment to this post forms part of Domus Ventilation’s well structured strategy to return to the specification sector following the launch of a range of high performance mechanical …
Read More »Aico’s ‘Test it Tuesday’ Campaign encourages alarm testing
Aico Ltd., the market leader in residential Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms in the UK, has launched the ‘Test it Tuesday’ campaign to encourage people to test their alarms weekly. A short, attention catching video is at the heart of the campaign which has been shared across social media …
Read More »Aico website welcomes the ‘Tech Hub’
Aico Ltd., the market leader in residential Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms in the UK, is pleased to announce a new resource on its website: the Tech Hub. The Tech Hub is a blog style resource created with the aim of keeping customers up to do date with the …
Read More »Fletcher Building announces sale of Formica Group to Broadview
Formica Group is a worldwide leading provider of branded, design coordinated surfacing solutions for commercial and residential customers. As the largest manufacturer of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) our worldwide network of manufacturing, distribution and sales operations is recognised as a global brand. The current owner of Formica, Fletcher Building, has …
Read More »ACI delivers winter warning on arctic grade flexibles
The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is advising contractors and distributors to check their cable choices carefully following the discovery of significant quantities of substandard arctic grade flex this year. Early December has seen a continuation of the problem with suspected substandard arctic grade flex found on a central London …
Read More »Popular Southport hardware store under new ownership
A takeover of the Dyson Wholesale Company, a fixture on Brighton Road, Southport, for more than 30 years, has been completed. Founded in 1986, Dyson Wholesale Company has been the go-to shop for boiler systems and plumbing accessories in Southport since it was founded in 1986. The business had a …
Read More »Unite & Plymouth City Council working to protect construction workers
A £40 million construction project in Plymouth was today’s (Monday 17 December) venue for the signing of a new charter that will ensure that working conditions and building standards on construction projects under the control of Plymouth Council meet the highest standards. Unite, Britain and Ireland’s biggest union and Plymouth …
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