Builders merchants are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis in the construction sector. The Big Brew will start on 1 October and will encourage tradespeople to connect and talk over a cuppa in a bid to …
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ArtificialGrass.com continued its tradition of hosting a former professional fotballer on its stand at the NMBS Exhibition last week, when Chris Waddle – Spurs, Newcastle United and Sheffield Wednesday supremo appeared on the stand. Waddle spoke to visitors, signed footballs and posed for photos with members. “The event was another …
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Rainy Day Trust CEO Bryan Clover is attempting to walk 84 miles in just 48 hours, starting this Friday (September 17) at 07.00. Walking solo, Clover will be carrying around 40lbs, including a change of clothes, first aid kit, torches, power packs, water and food. He will be walking along …
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Problems with the supply of labour in the construction industry could last for up to two years and the end of the furlough scheme may make no difference. That’s according to CBI Director-General Tony Danker who has called on the Government to to get a grip on the situation and …
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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants’ hugely successful fundraising initiative Help for Hospices returns this week, with the aim of raising £30,000 for a number of hospices local to its 14 depots. The hospice charities tht will benefit from the merchant’s fundrasing efforts are: Demelza Hospice in Sittingbourne, Kent; Phyllis Tuckwell …
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Lords Builders Merchants is to open its twelfth branch in September 2021, and it’s first since listing on AIM, following the acquisition of the business and assets of Nu-Line Builders Merchants in Ladbroke Grove, West London. Established in 1965, Nu-Line is an independent builder’s merchant specialising in the supply of …
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Huws Gray Group has announced the completion of its fifth deal of 2021 with the acquisition of TBS Building Supplies based in Towcester and Daventry, Northamptonshire. Established in 1978, TBS Building Supplies are a mixed merchant servicing both trade and retail customers. Matthew Owen, Head of Acquisitions for Huws Gray …
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is sponsoring a £1,000 prize for the winner of a Dragon’s Den style competition to accelerate the construction sector’s drive to net zero. Launched today by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, the competition is targeted at …
Read More »A dispute over lorry drivers’ pay could further threaten the availability of cement, the union Unite has warned. Lorry drivers employed by Hanson Cement on contracts issued when they were employed by Castle Cement are holding a strike ballot which opens this Friday (September 10th) in a dispute over pay. …
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Independent builders merchant James Burrell Builders Merchants is investing in training up more of its staff members to take up the role as Mental Health First Aiders across the business to provide employees with mental health support and guidance. One in four people will experience a mental health problem of …
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