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BSW Timber has landed two awards at the Jewson Supplier Conference: ‘Best Overall Supplier of the Year’ and ‘Best Sales Support of the Year.’ The awards were presented in front of 300 supplier partners and Jewson employees at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham, and Neil Horton, sales director for national …

To make construction workers aware of sun protection on building sites and the dangers of skin cancer, Keyfix is running a Rays Awareness campaign and offering fantastic prizes in its weekly Summer Song Quiz. With UV rays at their highest between May and September, the Keyfix Rays Awareness Campaign highlights …

In a recent report from Baxi, the heat solutions provider assesses what would encourage installers to take the leap to low carbon sources of heat. Baxi’s research with installers found that nearly a third – equivalent to about 37,000 of the more than 130,000 of the UK’s heating engineers – …

CEMEX’s commitment to decreasing CO2 emissions by reducing the numbers of truck movements made by its business has resulted in a marked increase in the use of more sustainable transport methods across the European region. In Poland, there was a 28% increase in the volume of aggregates transported by rail …

Glenigan has released its widely anticipated UK Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2024. The key takeaway from this Forecast indicates the construction industry will face challenging economic conditions. However, whilst growth will be stifled in 2022 (-2%), 2023 is predicted to see a modest 8% increase and a smaller 2% lift in …

Keyline has opened a new branch in Birmingham to support the growing number of major infrastructure projects in the region.     The branch, located in Great Barr, follows the planned undertaking of nearly one billion pounds’ worth of rail and infrastructure projects in the region over the next three …

A recently opened community school in Dudley has received the backing of a local builders merchant. Priory Park Community School in Wren’s Nest opened in January to offer alternative education provision to young people with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties or at risk of expulsion from mainstream school. Selco …

Grafton Group Chief Executive Officer Gavin Slark has announced that he intends to step down as Chief Executive Officer at the end of this year, after 11 years in the role.   A process to appoint his successor is starting immediately. Slark said: “It has been a privilege to have been …

A group of 13 volunteers have taken on and completed the iconic Hadrian’s Wall Walk to raise money for UK construction charity Band of Builders. The team tackled the Hadrian’s Wall Path – an 84 mile (135 km) from Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria …

TIMCO has launched a recruitment drive to encourage recruits to join its rapidly growing business and expanding warehouse.     During the pandemic the company experienced a surge in demand for its now 7,000 products, driven by home improvements, the buoyant housing market, direct to site delivery and new infrastructure …