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Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation expands to meet sustainable demand

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Building products manufacturer Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation is expanding its manufacturing team to meet growing demand for sustainable products and technologies.   Across the business there are a wealth of roles available for machine operators, general operatives and maintenance engineers. Polypipe Horncastle opened in 1979.  Its site now covers …

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British Gypsum features in The Russell Howard Hour tv show

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Gypsum building products supplier British Gypsum featured in the ‘good deeds’ segment of The Russell Howard Hour TV show, following work it has done to support Naima Ben-Moussa, qualified plasterer and founder of the charity Rebuilding Lives UK. The show, which aired on Thursday 7th October 2021, shared footage filmed …

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Bradfords and Exeter Chiefs welcome return of Bradfords Community Cup

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Bradfords Building Supplies welcomed the return of its major regional rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup, hosting the final of the postponed 2019 event at the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club Sandy Park stadium on Saturday 25th September. An under-8s tag rugby festival, the Bradfords Community Cup is designed to foster …

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Stelrad looks at Stock Exchange float

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Radiator manufacturer Stelrad is looking to float on the Stock Exchange and will publish a registration document today (October 7th). The Group has its headquarters in the United Kingdom, and has supplied goods across Europe for over twenty years, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, Netherlands and …

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New sustainable aggregates gain non-waste status

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A ground-breaking development in the search for  a more sustainable and lower cost alternative to virgin aggregates used by the construction sector has been announced by Scottish-based SME Levenseat. . The Lanarkshire-based recycling and waste management solutions business has has developed a new stream of accredited low carbon aggregates products which …

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BMJ Industry Awards: Final Shortlist revealed

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The votes have been counted in the BMJ Industry Awards 2021 ad the final shortlist produced. The winners will be revealed at the Gala Awards Lunch on November 26th, at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London. Tables and tickets are available from the BMJ Industry Awards website HERE The Finalists are: …

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Travis Perkins supports IoBM with apprentices

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Travis Perkins has become the first national merchant to support The Institute of Builders Merchants’ plans to professionalise the merchant industry by signing up more than 800 Travis Perkins apprentices as student members. Student members benefit from the IoBM’s role as an independent accreditation body and its structured framework for …

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Martin Bayfield to co-host BMF All Industry Conference

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England rugby forward and tv presenter, Martin Bayfield will be one of two hosts for the 2021 BMF All Industry Conference which takes place in York and Harrogate in November. Bayfield will now share duties with previously announced host, tv and radio presenter Jason Mohammad, with the former hosting Friday’s …

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Grant Engineering achieves biofuel breakthrough

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Grant Engineering has pioneered a major R&D breakthrough with biofuels, a development that could help reduce carbon emissions in rural, hard-to-heat homes with minimal disruption and reduced costs. Over the past few years, the Grant R&D Team have been working on more sustainable and carbon saving fuels, investing over €250,000 …

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CCF relocates West London branch

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CCF, the insulation and interior building products distribution arm of Travis Perkins, has relocated its West London branch to South Ruislip.. With a footprint of over 63,000 sq ft, South Ruislip is CCF’s largest branch to date and employs 24 people, selling a breadth of products from manufacturers including British …

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