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Tool supplier Toolstation and Dulux joined forces with social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) to refurbish the Willows, the Saxmundham hub for Suffolk Mind. The centre provides mental health counselling, courses, therapeutic services and community programmes to residents in the Saxmundham area. 21 young volunteers from VIY, which challenges young people …

Building products manufacturer Marshalls has sponsored Construction charity Band of Builders (BoB) for its 53rd project; improving accessibility for Leicestershire labourer Jonathan Coleman,  Coleman, who was 48 years-old when he suffered a stroke just six weeks before his wedding day in July 2018, had been struggling with the uneven and …

Travis Perkins Croydon branch manager Richard Galloway has smashed his fundraising target after completing a cross country cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The 60-year-old branch manager at Travis Perkins Croydon Hampton Road raised £5,091 for the Alzheimer’s Society through more than 180 donations after taking on the …

Tile Distributor CTD has continued the deployment of its new trade-focused store concept with the opening of a new Newcastle branch. The new branch concept, first introduced in Minworth earlier this year, is centred on making the purchasing process simpler for tradespeople, combining choice with depth of stock and knowledgeable in-store …

Heidelberg Materials UK has launched a free online training platform to help merchants increase their knowledge of its packed products range. The training provides practical guidance on the features, benefits and applications of each product, including ‘how to’ videos, and is designed to support merchants in recommending the right product …

Building materials supplier Huws Gray has launched Level Playing Field, a new community initiative dedicated to improving facilities for women’s and girls’ grassroots football. Coinciding with the recent start of the new WSL season, Level Playing Field will enable grassroots clubs to enter a competition to win £5,000 in building …

The Builders Merchants Federation has announced a change to the speaker line-up at the BMF Annual Members Conference on September 17. Bradley Thomas MP, the newly appointed Conservative Shadow Business Minister, will provide insight into the current political landscape and plans to reboot the UK economy. Thomas replaces Andrew Griffith …

Mental health and wellbeing non-profit The Support Yard has launched a new Support Guide Certification Scheme for the building materials industry. The Support Guide Certification is an eight-day certification programme that focuses on mental health support, training Support Guides to act as an approachable first point of contact for someone …

Manufacturers across the building materials sector have began raising awareness for National Gas Safety Week. The national campaign, led by the Gas Safe Register, takes place from September 14-20 and raises awareness on the importance of taking proper precautions when working with or around gas appliances. Manufacturers Hispec and BLACK+DECKER, supporters of this year’s …

Selco Builders Warehouse has raised £1 million for Cancer Research UK, marking a major milestone in the business’ long-standing partnership with the charity. Since first sponsoring Cancer Research UK in 2022, Selco store colleagues have organised charity activities from raffles, giveaways and head shaves to bike rides, mountain climbs and …