Junior football teams across the UK can be winners even before a ball is kicked in the new season by getting their hands on a stylish new kit. On the back of an unforgettable summer of football that saw England reach the final of Euro 2020, Selco Builders Warehouse is …
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Blaenavon Heritage VC Primary School have a brand-new shelter for their ‘Forest School’ outdoor learning area, thanks to Melin Homes and a donation of materials from Robert Price Builders’ Merchants. The inspirational ‘Forest School’ offers learners all sorts of great opportunities to learn new skills, enhance their confidence, build their …
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The World’s Strongest Brothers and Scottish legends – Tom and Luke Stoltman – have officially opened a new builder’s merchant in Inverness this week. MKM Inverness, conveniently located on a 1.2-acre site on Harbour Road, has created 17 new jobs in the area and is the first brand new merchant …
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Transport issues are hitting builders’ merchants’ ability to meet their customers’ needs, mainly thanks to a shortage of drivers, the Builders Merchants Federation has reported. BMF members have reported widespread disruption and delays, with a shortfall in drivers able to transport goods across the country. Across the BMF membership, companies …
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Family-run builders’ merchants Thompson & Parkes have added to their fleet in response to growing business demand from across the area to allow it to develop its local trade and retail offer from its Kidderminster, Stourport and Oreton branches. Thompson & Parkes director Jean Morris said: “Thompson & Parkes has …
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The Horsham branch of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has renewed its sponsorship of a Horsham FC youth team for the 2021/2022 season. The team has been supported by the builders merchant for the last eight years as they have progressed through the age groups. This season the team will move …
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The UK plumbers merchant market contracted again with the sale of Saint Gobain’s Graham Plumbers Merchant business to competitors Wolseley and UK Plumbing Supplies. The latter will take the majority of the Graham branches, as well as the Graham brand name and website, with a smaller number of branches will be …
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Cheshire Mouldings has been named as the title sponsor for Josh Wood Racing in the upcoming season of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Kicking off on 25th June at Oulton Park, the season will see Josh compete in 11 races throughout the year, with Cheshire Mouldings supporting each one as …
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National Buying Group (NBG) has released its latest Partner survey, reflecting sentiment around readiness to reopen showrooms and welcome Supplier representatives back to their sites. The survey – which has been conducted quarterly since the first national lockdown – has shown a positive uplift in the number of Partners opening …
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A Glasgow man left hospitalised for a year after a horror car crash will finally be able to enjoy his garden thanks to helping from a national construction charity. Andy Dickson, from Lennoxtown, was involved in a near-fatal car accident in October 2014, leaving him with extensive injuries including a …
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