Stimulating the house building market and getting Britain building is vital to keeping the construction industry moving beyond the completion of current projects, according to Andrew Huxley, managing director of leading concrete manufacturer, Besblock. Huxley said he was concerned by new research from property agency Savills and housing charity Shelter, …

Timber and builders merchants Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has helped semi-professional football team, Selby Town FC, with a donation of materials to help it build a brand-new clubhouse. The York branch supplied the materials – which included piping and pipe insulation, valves and concentrated inhibitor – and the company …

Distributor Ideal Bathrooms has announced the launch of its Triple Up promotion. The 2020 Rewards programme, which was unveiled at the beginning of the year, presents customers with the chance to win a variety of prizes every time they spend £2,020 with Ideal Bathrooms. For every £2,020 customers spend with …

SIG Roofing is supporting a new community enterprise scheme to create sustainable housing for the homeless community in Cambridgeshire. The initiative was introduced as part of a new ‘Home First’ project, involving Allia Future Business Centre, Jimmy’s night shelter, the parish of Holy Cross Cambridge and New Meaning – a …

A new standard aimed to professionalise the planning and delivery of domestic retrofits to improve energy efficiency has been welcomed by Safeguard Europe, the specialist in damp and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions. PAS 2035:2019 is being applied to a handful of projects now, with a transition period until June 2021 …

Colleagues at builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse have raised £1,000 for its nominated charity by baking creative cakes. For each cake baked, Selco pledged to donate £10 to its charity for 2020, Global’s Make Some Noise. Prizes were given for three winners, which included desert versions of a Selco delivery …

Encon Insulation & Nevill Long has appointed Neville White as business development manager – fire protection, with the aim of building the team’s knowledge and expertise in the supply of fire protection products across all sectors. White began his career working for the manufacturer Cape Boards in 1980 as a …

Following the coronavirus-fuelled cancellation of this year’s event, independent builders merchant buying society NMBS has announced the new dates for its All-Industry Conference. The next NMBS All-Industry Conference will now take place on 16th to 19th June 2022, and will be held at the same venue – the Hilton Sorrento Palace Hotel …

Set your Microsoft Outlook calendars for Friday 17th July because the BMJ Industry Awards 2020 is going ahead as a pre-recorded live-stream event. The event will be hosted by Alan Dedicoat, the Voice of the Balls on the National Lottery TV shows and also the announcer from Strictly Come Dancing. …

We light it up, we won’t come down And the sun can’t stop us now Watchin’ it come true, it’s takin’ over you Oh, this is the greatest show The BMJ Industry Awards were supposed to be held on the 15th May this year. I know I wasn’t the only one …