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Snickers Workwear has announced a new charity partnership with Band of Builders. The partnership will see Snickers Workwear and construction charity Band of Builders work together on a range of initiatives designed to raise vital funds and support for construction workers and their families facing challenging circumstances. The brand will …

Oxfordshire-based bathroom company VitrA has unveiled the first of five Experience Centres opening across the UK in 2026. The initiative will strengthen the brand’s showroom presence across key regions, including the South East, Midlands, North West, and Scotland. The first showroom, A&S Fenner, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, opened June 29 2026. …

The biggest concern for construction remains housing, according to the latest Statement from the co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Material Supply Chain Group; BMF CEO  John Newcomb, and Construction Products Association CEO Peter Caplehorn. According to the statement demand for new homes has slowed as consumers become more cautious, with mortgage …

Construction charity Band of Brothers (BoB) has completed its 52nd project, sponsored by building materials supplier Travis Perkins. Volunteers with the charity completed a ground-floor extension for 72-year-old retired joiner Keith Parry and wife Linda, installing smooth decking to improve the exterior access around the extension making it easier for …

Plumb Centre has launched Gen T, a new initiative focused on better understanding and supporting the next generation of trade professionals. Earlier this year, Plumb Centre sat down with a group of young plumbers and heating engineers, apprentices, newly qualified tradespeople and those just finding their feet in the industry …

Toolstation colleagues have raised over £3,000 for charity partner British Heart Foundation (BHF) in a fundraiser inspired by hit BBC show ‘Race Across the World’. On June 11, a team of Toolstation Head Office colleagues competed against the Senior Leadership Team in a race across London only using public transport, …

Building materials supplier Huws Gray  has announced the opening of its new Brick Specialist Centre in Gloucester. The new centre strengthens Huws Gray’s specialist brick offer in the Southwest, giving customers access to one of the UK’s most extensive brick ranges, with more more than 700 brick varieties including the …

Wolseley Renewables Centre has trained its 500th installer, just over a year after opening in April 2025. Since opening, the Centre has expanded from heat pump training into a broader range of courses covering solar PV, EV charging and F-Gas, giving installers more ways to diversify and build a steadier, …

Three BMF colleagues took part in Race for Change, a fundraising challenge created by Bristan and inspired by the Race Across the World, raising almost £8,400 for charity. BMF’s team included supplier engagement director Oz Bham, learning & development and apprenticeship manager Marianna Peet, and industry analyst/economist, Andrei Imbru. Teams …

Builders’ merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has become the first business to take the ‘Future Talent Employer’ pledge under training provider Realise. Realise is working to tackle the growing youth unemployment challenge by encouraging over 500 organisations to become ‘Future Talent Employers’, and committing to hiring at least one Level 2 …