The new Fernox Express Inhibitor Test makes testing central heating systems for the correct concentration of inhibitor quicker and easier than ever, with a pass or fail result shown in just 10 seconds. The test is also compatible with the Fernox Water Test App, so results are easy to log …

Roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, has donated £4k between two life-saving charities in Burton on Trent and Lochmaben. Since 2015 the company’s Community Fund has raised £80,000 by the support of customers, suppliers, friends, family and staff at its sites. Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity and Dumfries and Galloway …

 Crown Paints has donated paints to three more community projects, South Rise Primary School, the Skills Construction Centre in Manchester and the Hull RSPCA branch. Charlton Crown Decorating Centre donated 25 litres of various emulsions and oil-based wood and metal paint to South Rise Primary School’s nursery class as part …

The Builders Merchants Federation is calling on the Government to extend the Trade Credit Insurance re-insurance scheme introduced to support trading following the initial Covid-19 lockdown, when it finishes at the end of December. Over 50% of BMF members use some form of Trade Credit Insurance to transact with both …

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past How many of us, on being asked in 2015 that awkward interview question, ‘So where do you see yourself in five years’ time’, would have got it right? I’m guessing probably only Boris Johnson, and only …

Azpects, the manufacturer of products for outdoor hard landscaping has boosted its marketing function with the appointment of Chloe Crease (left) and Natasha Pratley (right) to lead the company’s marketing and communications. Crease has worked in PR and marketing for 14 years across agency and large corporation roles and is a …

Irish builders merchant chain Chadwicks, part of the Grafton group, is undergoing a digital transformation strategy with data technology provider InterSystems. The move means Chadwicks Group can move away from siloed legacy IT systems to a modern, cloud-first infrastructure, using InterSystems’ IRIS data platform. Colm Scannell, head of IT, Chadwicks Group, …

Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Burgess Hill welcomed Mid Sussex MP and Minister for Employment, Mims Davies, for a tour of its depot on Friday 9 October.   The tour was conducted by Covers’ managing director Henry Green, the depot manager of Burgess Hill, Terry Lace, and timber director, …

  Plans for the UK concrete and cement industry to become net carbon negative by 2050 have been revealed by UK Concrete, part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA). The organisation’s strategy document, Roadmap to Beyond Net Zero sets out the potential carbon savings that might be achieved via decarbonised electricity …

Concrete block manufacturer Besblock has upped its green credentials by investing in a state-of-the-art sustainable wood burner. Shropshire-based Besblock is installing the top-of-the-range wood burner, which will be fuelled by almost 5,000 tonnes of waste wood a yea,r as part of its wider sustainability plan. Managing director Andrew Huxley says …