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Forterra has donated £500 worth of Hi-Vis vests, hats and construction toys to children at Grange Park Pre-School in Northampton. In the winter months staying safe and visible in the dark while on foot is important, especially for young children, hence Forterra were keen to provide the donation. The pre-school …

Band of Builders (BoB) has unveiled ambitious plans to complete a record-breaking 12 projects in 2022 for fellow tradespeople facing hardship. The registered charity, which completes practical projects to help members of the UK construction industry who are battling illness or injury, is set to double the number of projects …

Throughout 2021, the Grant UK team were busy raising money for local charity, the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Following a series of virtual and physical fundraising events, the company donated a further £15,000 to the charity to support their life-saving work. Last year, the Grant UK team organised Marching March, a …

Stuart Chappell, who works at Parker Building Supplies’ Uckfield branch, has been named ‘Legend of the Year’ by The Teenage Cancer Trust at The Altogether Unstoppable Awards. Chappell was nominated for the award by his colleagues following his fundraising efforts. In 2021 he walked the equivalent of over two marathons, …

The branch of Buildbase in Sudbury, Suffolk is to be sold in order to meet the requirements of the Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA has accepted the undertakings and clear Huws Gray’s £520m acquisition of Grafton Group’s Traditional Merchanting Business in Great Britain. In July 2021, Huws Gray agreed …

Beesley & Fildes has announced the builder’s merchant will be sponsoring Rainford Band. Rainford Band is based in the village of Rainford, close to St Helens, in the heart of Beesley & Fildes’ network of 11 branches. After hearing the band needed a sponsor, John Beesley, Beesley and Fildes’ chairman, …

Sheldon Marlborough, a Birmingham cricket club, has entered the new year with £1,000 worth of building materials after winning a competition run by Birmingham Bears, in conjunction with Selco Builders Warehouse. The Club Together initiative invited cricket clubs from across the Midlands to take advantage of a discounted ticket offer …

In response to the Omicron variant, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has republished its Branch Operating Guidelines to provide up to date guidance for the safe operation of builders’ merchants in England during COVID-19.  Separate regulations and guidance remain in place for those in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants will be celebrating its 175th year of trading in 2022 with a range of special events, offers and activities for its customers, staff and suppliers. The family run builders’ merchants, which opened its first depot in Chichester, West Sussex, now operates from 14 different locations …

Bolton has received a boost in its building and DIY offering with the opening of a new, independently run MKM Building Supplies branch. The 2.4-acre site is located on the Meridian Business Park, Manchester Road. The new branch offers building, landscaping, plumbing and heating and timber supplies alongside a kitchen …