This year, timber specialist Ransfords is marking 150 years in business, having supplied British timber from its Bishop’s Castle sawmill site in Shropshire since 1876. The business supplies a wide range of timber products including fencing and landscaping products, cladding, highways timber, acoustic fencing and timber for pallet and packaging …
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Footballer and TV personality Jimmy Bullard is set to front a new landscaping campaign by Jewson. The former Fulham FC, Hull City and Ipswich Town player will portray a high-energy landscaping ‘coach’, set out to show employees, trade customers and aspiring DIY landscapers that with Jewson products and services, landscaping …
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AKW, providers of accessible showering and kitchen solutions, has announced plans to relocate its operational facilities to the Droitwich 170 development on the Berry Hill Industrial Estate, less than a mile from its current site. The company has secured a 170,000sq ft modern, purpose-built facility, designed to support long-term growth. …
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The Independent Kitchen Retailer Report 2026, a new research report commissioned by kitchen and appliance distributor, LDD UK, and conducted by Censuswide, has revealed 46% of independent retailers reported a decline in sales over the past 12 months. According to the report; which surveyed independent kitchen retailers across Greater London, …
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The BMF has announced the Key Sponsors for the BMF All Industry Conference 2027 in June next year. The key sponsors of the industry-leading event will be: ACO Technologies, Builders Merchants News, ForgeFix, Intact Software, Klipboard, Knauf Insulation, Knauf UK, Marsh Industries, Polypipe, Building Products, Siniat and Velux. They join the event’s …
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Around 140 jobs may be at risk after Finnish wood products corporation Metsä Wood announced it is to scale back its UK operations. In a statement, the company said the move its due to: “significant changes in the competitive landscape and evolving customer requirements”. It also said that the developments …
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Tool manufacturer Hultafors has confirmed its sponsorship of the inaugural BTX Carpentry & Joinery Learner of the Year competition. The BTX Carpentry & Joinery Learner of the Year competition is the first category aimed specifically at trade newcomers, and has been created to recognise emerging talent, raise standards and encourage …
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NMBS has announced the dates of its All-Industry Conference, which will take place from 11 to 14 June 2026 in Alicante, Spain. The NMBS Conference, which runs every two years, will be held at Meliá Villaitana, a Mediterranean-village style resort overlooking Spain’s Costa Blanca. The conference agenda will again include …
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The Lighthouse Charity, a UK construction charity, and Ripple Suicide Prevention, who have developed online safety and crisis intervention technology, are launching their new partnership via a live webinar. The partnership aims to encourage open conversations around mental health and suicide prevention, increase awareness of the support available to construction …
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As of the end of December, the company have raised £1,006,938.01 for Macmillan Cancer Support, having raised a total £1,260.252.48 since its partnership with Macmillan began. Since their fundraising efforts began in 2020, the company have engaged in a variety of fundraising activities, from head-shaving events and mountain climbing to …
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