Timber and builders merchants Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has helped semi-professional football team, Selby Town FC, with a donation of materials to help it build a brand-new clubhouse. The York branch supplied the materials – which included piping and pipe insulation, valves and concentrated inhibitor – and the company …
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SIG Roofing is supporting a new community enterprise scheme to create sustainable housing for the homeless community in Cambridgeshire. The initiative was introduced as part of a new ‘Home First’ project, involving Allia Future Business Centre, Jimmy’s night shelter, the parish of Holy Cross Cambridge and New Meaning – a …
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A new standard aimed to professionalise the planning and delivery of domestic retrofits to improve energy efficiency has been welcomed by Safeguard Europe, the specialist in damp and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions. PAS 2035:2019 is being applied to a handful of projects now, with a transition period until June 2021 …
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Colleagues at builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse have raised £1,000 for its nominated charity by baking creative cakes. For each cake baked, Selco pledged to donate £10 to its charity for 2020, Global’s Make Some Noise. Prizes were given for three winners, which included desert versions of a Selco delivery …
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Following the coronavirus-fuelled cancellation of this year’s event, independent builders merchant buying society NMBS has announced the new dates for its All-Industry Conference. The next NMBS All-Industry Conference will now take place on 16th to 19th June 2022, and will be held at the same venue – the Hilton Sorrento Palace Hotel …
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Set your Microsoft Outlook calendars for Friday 17th July because the BMJ Industry Awards 2020 is going ahead as a pre-recorded live-stream event. The event will be hosted by Alan Dedicoat, the Voice of the Balls on the National Lottery TV shows and also the announcer from Strictly Come Dancing. …
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Builders can now start earlier and work later under new relaxations of regulations, designed to boost the building sector and help it emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. Planning permission deadlines will also be extended and planning appeals will be sped up, amongst measures announced by housing secretary Robert Jenrick today …
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Two employees from indeendent builder’s merchants, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies, have received their BMF Diploma in Merchanting certificate following three years of hard work. Hayley Parker, sales executive from Howarth Timber & Building Supplies’ Oldham branch and Thomas Howe, branch manager at the Manchester operation, started the programme in …
Read More »TG Concrete is part of the Tudor Griffiths Group has opened a brand-new concrete plant in Bridgnorth. The company has concrete plants across Shropshire, Cheshire, and North and Mid Wales and the new plant is next door to the TG Builders’ Merchants branch at Chartwell Park, in Bridgnorth. TG Concrete …
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Builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has finished re-opening its entire branch network and online services. The final three branches in St Albans, Orpington and Mitcham reopened their doors to tradespeople today (June 22), meaning all 68 branches – as well as Click & Collect and Click & Deliver – are …
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