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Travis Perkins Hire, which is part of Travis Perkins plc, has announced a series of measures to help improve the safety of its products for customers. Alongside this, it has also launched its “Staying Safe On Site in Winter” guide. The product guide includes a range of heating, lighting, electric …

The Encon Group has achieved bronze membership of The 5% Club, the Club’s 2023/24 Employer Audit confirmed that almost 2.5% of Encon’s workforce is now made up of ‘earn and learn’ schemes such as apprenticeships. The 5% Club represents a movement of Employers who are inspired to take positive action …

Leyland SDM honoured its top-performing colleagues at its annual awards ceremony; over 33 of its stores, support centre and warehouse attended its event at The Brewery in Moorgate. It presented 12 awards to its employees who made a special contribution over the last year, with the winners including Siobhan Kaminski …

UK door distributor JB Kind Doors has raised £6,300 for Burton & District Mind, after two years of charity fundraising. JB Kind’s team of 45 employees, always nominate their preferred choice of charity and back in January 2022, it was clear that they wished to support a charity which helped …

Solar panels on the roofs of all new homes will add millions to the cost of housing developments, warns the National Federation of Builders. The trade body is unhappy with a proposal that they could become mandatory under the Future Homes and Building Standards consultation. NFB head of policy and …

Leading merchants and distributors have stepped up to support the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and committed to raise standards in the industry. Belgrade Insulations Ltd, CCF Ltd (part of the Travis Perkins Group), Quantum Insulation Ltd, SIG Trading Ltd and VJ Technology Ltd are the first merchants and …

Russell Roof Tiles has spread festive cheer by donating £7,400 each to 10 local charities this Christmas; each of the charities, five close to each of its sites in Burton and Lochmaben were nominated by staff. They were each presented with a cheque at special events held at the company’s …

Huws Gray recently held the fourth edition of their Landscaper of the Year award, which was generously sponsored by Pavestone and Globalstone; the event was a great success, with Huws Gray receiving an overwhelming response from landscapers across the country who submitted their projects in the hope of winning the …

Forterra saw two of its employees received awards during an event hosted by the International Clay Technology Association (ICT/ICTa) Education and Training Trust which provides training for the clayware sector. The event, which was held at Forterra’s new Desford factory, saw production manager Ed Storer receive the Keith FR Morton …

Crown Paints and Wickes launch a charitable partnership which will see Crown Paints’ products donated to local community groups and organisations across the country. The initiative sees Crown become the official paint partner for the Wickes Community Programme, which launched in 2022 to help local charities and community organisations transform …