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The Welsh Government has teamed up with three universities to launch new degree apprenticeships in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, and Real Estate. With the construction sector alone needing an extra 11,000 workers by 2028, the new degree apprenticeships come at a crucial time. Starting in September …

Manufacturer of accessible kitchen and bathroom products, AKW, has opened its new showroom and factory in Middlewich, Cheshire; its facility was opened by Nick Parsons, executive chairperson of AKW Holdings Group, Clare Hayward MBE DL high sheriff of Cheshire and Cllr Simon Whittaker, mayor of Middlewich. Its new facility was …

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), the global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business management software provider for distribution, servicing and rental businesses has completed the acquisition of Klipboard. Klipboard enables field service businesses to schedule and manage jobs with ease, provide superior customer experience whilst enabling them to streamline …

Merchants are facing a growing threat to their profits from inadequate back-office systems that are unable to automatically track the increasingly rapid movement in Supplier prices. The concerns have been raised by National Buying Group (NBG) which reports that its own state-of-the-art PIM (Product Information Management) software is being updated …

Next year’s BMF All Industry Conference has completely sold out, less than four weeks since details of the event were announced. BMF CEO John Newcomb said: “We have been overwhelmed by the speed and extent of demand for next year’s Conference.  We are now at our absolute maximum capacity of …

The Dudley branch of Selco Builders Warehouse, based on Coneygree Road, donated hundreds of pounds of materials for the regional heat of SkillBuild. The top young tradespeople in the UK put their skills to the test in different disciplines, including bricklaying, carpentry, joinery and plastering, to compete for a place …

At the beginning of the 2023/24 season, Grant UK became Bath Rugby Club’s Official Sustainability and Grassroots Partner and they jointly rolled out their Kick The Carbon sustainability campaign. It said its campaign was well received by local primary schools; ten schools were visited with hundreds of schoolchildren enjoying the …

Travis Perkins plc, the UK’s largest distributor of building materials, is at the forefront of the construction industry’s shift towards a sustainable future; With Net Zero Week set to take place from July 6-12 2024, Travis Perkins is committed to leading the change and setting a benchmark for decarbonisation in …

Leyland’s Hackney store has donated 100s of pounds worth of materials to its local food bank, Hackney Foodbank, which has moved to a new warehouse; its donations included: masonry paint and rollers, brooms, garden shears and shovels. The charity recently re-located its main warehouse and offices from Hoxton to the …

Plumb Centre, part of Wolseley Group, has announced its launch of its new membership scheme, PlumbPro. The merchant’s scheme, which is now available to its new and existing customers, has been built and developed from customer and industry research to deliver benefits and perks specifically for installers within the plumbing …