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Toolstation helps fund construction project in Bridgewater

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Toolstation has partnered with the Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) social enterprise, helping fund a construction project at Wembdon Village Hall, based in Bridgwater. The project oversaw the creation of a dedicated youth space within the Hall for local young community members to utilise for social activities and gatherings.     …

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Bradfords launches latest Building Sustainable Communities event

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Bradfords Building Supplies will host the latest in its ‘Building Sustainable Communities’ event series on May 26 at Somerset County Cricket Club. Designed to inspire, inform and engage the South-West on achieving long term environmental and social sustainability for the built environment, the series launched with its inaugural event in …

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Band of Builders appoints first CEO

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Band of Builders – which was founded in 2016 before becoming registered in 2019 – has appointed its former Chair of the Board of Trustees, Gavin Crane to CEO. The newly created role is part of the charity’s plans to expand its scope, reach and influence within the construction industry. …

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Russell Roof Tiles hosts charity football match

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Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) is hosting a charity football match at Villa Park Stadium on May 27. Two squads of 17 including 16 players from RRT’s Burton and Lochmaben sites, as well as suppliers and customers have accepted the invitation to participate in the match with the ambition to raise …

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PHMI report shows increase in Q1 value sales

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The latest Plumbing & Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report, published in May, shows total value sales through specialist Plumbing & Heating merchants were up 2.9% in Q1 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, with no difference in trading days. The increase in sales again came entirely from price …

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Price inflation outstrips volume growth in Q1 merchant sales

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The BMF’s Builder Merchants Building Index (BMBI) latest report on sales of building materials in the UK, underscores the growing impact of price inflation on the sector.  The value of sales in the first quarter of 2022 was up by +17.7% against Q1 2021. Almost all of this was driven …

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Selco supports Farnley Falcons with donation

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Farnley Falcons is currently undertaking a significant round of improvements around its home pitch on Butt Lane after being a recipient of a grant from the Rugby League World Cup 2021’s CreatedBy programme. Selco Builders Warehouse, an official partner of the tournament to be held in England later this year, …

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West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero sets the standard for OSB3

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West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero, a precision-engineered OSB3 board, can now boast of being the greenest of its type in the UK. Produced in Scotland, West Fraser’s load-bearing board has been extensively developed to be free from added formaldehyde. By choosing OSB3, builders will be working with a product made from …

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Patrick Keilty to host BMJ Industry Awards

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BMJ is excited to announce that the host for the 2022 BMJ Industry Awards is the Irish comedian, tv and radio presenter Patrick Keilty. Keilty became a household name when he presented the Channel 4 show Last Chance Lottery, which he followed with The National Lottery Big Ticket (BBC1). His …

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John Nicholls opens new branch in Towcester

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John Nicholls (Trading) Ltd has opened a new Plumbing & Heating branch in Towcester. With an existing network of branches across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, John Nicholls decided opening a branch in Northamptonshire was the next step in its expansion plans. The new branch, based on the Bell Plantation site …

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