STARK Building Materials hosted its fourth annual Dragon Boat Race at Draycote Water, raising £79,500 for Band of Builders and Whiteley’s Retreat. The first event featured 180 participants and raised £30,000. Since then, the race has grown with an increasing number of suppliers and colleagues. This year’s event featured 25 …

Hull based roofing merchant Ford Asphalte has become an NBG Partner, joining a well-established group of roofing merchants within NBG. Other members include Dontell Roofing Supplies in West London, Alltype Roofing Supplies in South East London and Henshaws Roofing & Building Supplies in Manchester. Ford Asphalte will now benefit from …

Kärcher, the pressure cleaning company, is marking its 90th anniversary with a nationwide community initiative to professionally clean at least nine locations across the UK. The initiative is part of a global programme in which Kärcher will be delivering 90 cleaning projects across the globe marking nine decades of commitment …

Keylite Roof Windows part of The Keystone Group, has appointed Beth Crozier as its new national sales executive for regional housebuilders. Crozier joins Keylite following her role as specification manager  at Roof Glaze. Working alongside national account manager, Lewis Scott, Crozier will act as a key point of contact for …

A study by BT in partnership with Be the Business reveals that two in five (39%) SMEs, equivalent to two million businesses, have not arranged cyber security training for their teams – despite four in ten (42%) small businesses having experienced a cyber attack in the last 12 months, increasing …

The Manufacturers Information Hub (The MIH) was formally launched in the UK at Digital Construction Week, at a panel discussion with Fergus Harradence, deputy director, construction, logistics, airports and water, Department for Business and Trade joined by Cristina Sánchez Jiménez of Bovis, Gareth Parkes of Sir Robert McAlpine and Brian …

A community interest company in Dorset that gives young people and women the chance to learn DIY skills has received a donation of toolkits from Selco Builders Warehouse’s Poole store. The donation included 10 multipurpose toolkits, packed with screwdrivers, hammers, saws, pliers and knives. From North End Farm in Christchurch …

Jefferson Tools, a supplier of professional tools and equipment across the UK and Ireland has appointed Marc McCubbin area sales manager for Scotland. With over 15 years’ experience in the tools and hardware distribution sector, McCubbin brings a proven track record in retail, field sales, and account management to the …

Ariel Plastics has launched “Sheet Happens – We’ve Got You Covered”, a promotion in which key products from the company’s extensive collection have reduced prices. Sheet Happens is a two-tier promotional approach that has been designed for both independent and national merchants and buying groups – and end-user customers. The …

Tim Manton has joined Navigator as managing director, the role previously held by Andrew Smith. Smith will continue his close association with the business, in a senior advisory capacity. Manton joins Navigator from Novoferm GmbH where he was commercial and marketing director. Before that, he was a director of Toolbank …