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Travis Perkins has launched a podcast entitled ‘Trade Talk’ – the three-part series is hosted by podcast and radio presenter, Sally Wallace. In the first episode Wallace talks with Karl Conway, of KLC Builders from South Manchester, and Jake Keenan, a Travis Perkins branch manager at Congleton, about their experiences …

Leyland SDM’s team of more than 20 colleagues are preparing to trek 15 miles to raise money for London’s child poverty charity. The team from Leyland SDM will walk from Mile End to Kingston upon Thames on November 19 to support The Childhood Trust. Cliff Rendell, people director at Leyland …

Tarmac has launched its third Supplier Sustainability Week to explore the wider sustainability landscape in partnership with its supply chain, its campaign will run from November 27-30. The will include a series of free-to-join 60-minute sessions on how the company and its supply chain partners can work together to improve …

The UK’s largest  builders merchant Travis Perkins plc,  has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant to support armed forces personnel, and honoured 89 of its former colleagues who served in World War II, in a ceremony at the company’s head office in Northampton. The company first signed up to the Armed …

National builders’ merchant  chain Jewson has opened its upgraded branch in Devizes, Wiltshire. The previous building at Garden Trading Estate on London Road, Devizes was demolished and the new one features a full tool hire offering, a timber centre and a new yard, as well as access to Jewson’s Build …

Family-owned north west builders merchant, James Burrell, hosted its first Charity Ball on November 3 at Ramside Hall, in aid of charities Prostate Cancer and MIND UK. . The night, hosted by BBC Tees presenter Gary Phillipson was attended by over 150 suppliers, customers and staff, alongside headline sponsor, Aquaspira. …

West Leeds Amateur Rugby League Club  have won thousands of pounds of building materials in Selco Builders Warehouse’s Growing Grassroots competition, in conjunction with the Rugby Football League. The club, based on Redshaw Road, has won £2,000 to spend at Selco Elland Road, as well as a visit from England …

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched its free-to-access carbon database and is asking for the industry to unite behind it. The first data repository of its kind, it’s Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) is designed to help drive down carbon emissions by enabling users to both submit data …

Grant UK has added two new features to its website with the aim of enhancing the level of online support the company provides to its customers. Its Customer Support Centres – one dedicated to homeowners and a second dedicated to engineers, installers and heating professionals – are online hubs which …

Esh Group has outlined its commitment to becoming a more sustainable contractor with the launch of a carbon reduction strategy named “Even Greener”. By taking achievable steps across the business to reduce carbon emissions year-on-year, Esh Group aims to achieve net zero by 2040. Chief executive, Andy Radcliffe, said: “The subject …