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Households wanting to switch from oil or LPG heating systems to a heat pump can get an increased grant to do so, the Government announced today (April 21). Under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), homeowners can get £7,500 grant towards replacing their existing gas or oil heating system with an …

Building solutions provider wienerberger UK & Ireland has achieved CCPI (independent Code for Construction Product Information) assessment for their Roof Tiles & Fittings product set. This latest assessment builds on wienerberger becoming the first UK manufacturer to secure CCPI assessment for its UK-manufactured bricks and pavers. Chief commercial officer at wienerberger …

Plumbing fixing manufacturer Talon is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Founded in 1986, founder Mike Dudney repeatedly heard the same issue from plumbers: after a cold weekend, pipes would often pop out of their clips, leading to wasted time and frustration on site. Determined to improve what was already on the market, …

Two Travis Perkins colleagues, Eddy Webb and Brian Kemp, have completed a combined 200km running and cycling challenge, undertaking 100km each to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society, the business’ chosen charity. The pair from the Chipping Norton branch on Station Road raised just under £3,000 for the charity, with Webb, …

West Fraser has donated £10k to care charity Strathcarron Hospice for a new community van. Strathcarron Hospice in Denny, Falkirk, provides specialist end-of-life care for people across central Scotland in its hospice, in patients’ own homes and in hospitals. The funds raised by the team at West Fraser have helped …

Manufacturer Pyroguard has raised over £4,000 for mental health charity, Men’s Minds Matter, after a team of employees completed a sunrise ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) to shine a light on men’s mental health. Twenty employees took on the nine-mile overnight hike to the summit of Wales’s highest mountain, as …

Anson Primary School in Cricklewood has been crowned the winner of Leyland’s Big School Makeover competition, securing £5,000 to spend at Leyland to help transform its facilities. The initiative, now going into its fourth year, invites schools across London to nominate themselves for a chance to improve their facilities. The …

Builders merchants Selco Builders Warehouse has announced “Race Across Selco”, a fundraising initiative sponsored by Bond It, to raise money for Cancer Research UK and Selco Community Heroes.  From April 27 to 29, members of Selco’s senior leadership will make up four teams to take on a three-day race from the …

Parker Building Supplies, Chandlers Building Supplies, and Fairalls Builders Merchants are calling on local schools, nursing homes, hospitals, charities and other institutes to put themselves forward for a chance to win £2,000 worth of landscaping materials to support local projects. The Community Landscaping Challenge aims to champion organisations that are …

New research, from power tool accessories specialist DART Tool Group, warns that construction workforce shortages could disrupt the flow of materials to sites across Great Britain. According to Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) forecasts, the sector requires an additional 47,860 workers per year on top of typical recruitment efforts to meet …