Dulux Academy trained an impressive 299 apprentices across this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. It designed four, free, bespoke online workshops which specifically align with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week theme ‘Skills For Life’, to provide apprentices with valuable skills and knowledge to further their careers and help futureproof the industry. …
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Alan Harvey, group transport director for Harlow Timber Group has been appointed as sector chair of the BMF’s Transport and Distribution Forum. Harvey began his career in 1985 joining the British Army’s Royal Corps of Transport, which became the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993. Over his 25-year career in the …
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Lightweight construction manufacturer, Siniat, has announced that four of its product sets have been verified by the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) mark. It explained that its partition systems with 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of fire resistance have been verified against the CCPI, which was developed by …
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MKM Building Supplies has announced it is opening its 125th branch, in Colchester, Essex; its branch will open in March and will create 20 jobs. The branch, which will be opened by former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, will be headed up by branch directors Neil Robinson and Shaun Webb, both …
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Landscaping supplier Marshalls has unveiled the first new product range to be produced by its innovative dual block plant. Modal X, an alternative to traditional granite paving, is produced through the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in St Ives, Cambridge. Modal X incorporates the Marshalls MaxiMix® Technology to lock in …
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The 2024 BMJ Industry Awards has announced that its host for the gala lunch in September is Mark Durden-Smith a sport and lifestyle presenter, last seen wowing the audience at the BMF Conference in Istanbul last year. Durden-Smith’s versatility has seen him front everything from sports coverage to reality contests, …
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Luke Tuffield, 29, of Parker Building Supplies Maidstone, alongside his friend and colleague, Mark Barrett, 35, of Fairalls Builder Merchants, Taylors Hill, have signed up to run the London Marathon for charity. Tuffield and Barrett work for builders’ merchants within the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) – Tuffield as branch …
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Homes England is to pilot selling parcels of land for SMEs to build new homes in the Southeast and the Midlands. Housing and levelling up secretary Michael Gove announced the initiative earlier this week in a statement to parliament outlining his plans for long-term housing. Gove said: “”We are determined …
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TG Lynes has purchased a dropside Ford E-Transit, which it is using for deliveries into Central London; the van has a range of up to 150 miles and a payload of 750kg. The company charges it’s van at its Enfield site, TG Lynes explained that on a sunny day, all …
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Chadwicks Group has joined the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), significantly extending the trade body’s presence in Ireland. The Chadwicks Group, which is a part of the Grafton Group, also includes the brands Cork Builders Providers, Davies, Heiton Steel, Telfords and The Panelling Centre; it has a network of over 50 …
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