Cowal Building and Plumbing Supplies’ in-house software developer, Jim MacDonald, and his professional dance partner Pamela, scored a perfect 10 at Calum’s Cabin Does Strictly Come Dancing, raising money for the charity. Calum’s Cabin, a Scottish children’s cancer charity which provides holiday homes for families effected by childhood cancer, held …

Decorator’s merchant Brewers has adopted Podfather logistics software across its nationwide network of decorator centres. The Podfather planning, route optimisation, and ePOD (electronic Proof of Delivery) solution is being rolled out to reduce mileage and help Brewers achieve its sustainability objectives, improve customer service, and support business growth. Once completed, …

Duftons Plumbing and Heating Supplies will now stock the Instantor Press System, as part of its partnership with the Plumbing Heating Group (PHG). The addition of the Instantor Press System and R-Press fittings enables Duftons’ customers to benefit from compliant and innovative products that have been designed by installers, backed …

Tool supplier Toolstation and Dulux joined forces with social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) to refurbish the Willows, the Saxmundham hub for Suffolk Mind. The centre provides mental health counselling, courses, therapeutic services and community programmes to residents in the Saxmundham area. 21 young volunteers from VIY, which challenges young people …

Building products manufacturer Marshalls has sponsored Construction charity Band of Builders (BoB) for its 53rd project; improving accessibility for Leicestershire labourer Jonathan Coleman,  Coleman, who was 48 years-old when he suffered a stroke just six weeks before his wedding day in July 2018, had been struggling with the uneven and …

Travis Perkins Croydon branch manager Richard Galloway has smashed his fundraising target after completing a cross country cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The 60-year-old branch manager at Travis Perkins Croydon Hampton Road raised £5,091 for the Alzheimer’s Society through more than 180 donations after taking on the …

Tile Distributor CTD has continued the deployment of its new trade-focused store concept with the opening of a new Newcastle branch. The new branch concept, first introduced in Minworth earlier this year, is centred on making the purchasing process simpler for tradespeople, combining choice with depth of stock and knowledgeable in-store …

Alsford Timber & Builders’ Merchant has announced the appointment of Max Dempster as head of central sales for Alsford Mill & Manufacturing Services. Based at Alsford’s timber mill in Erith, Kent, Dempster will work with new customers to increase awareness of the specialist timber solutions available through the mill, helping …

Heidelberg Materials UK has launched a free online training platform to help merchants increase their knowledge of its packed products range. The training provides practical guidance on the features, benefits and applications of each product, including ‘how to’ videos, and is designed to support merchants in recommending the right product …

MKM CEO Kate Tinsley OBE has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of UK homebuilder Berkeley Group with effect from November 1 2026. The appointment comes as Tinsley completes her nine-year term on The FA Board, where she currently serves as senior independent director and Board lead for Welfare …