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Altecnic, the UK’s leading supplier of hydronic solutions and part of the Caleffi Group, has unveiled its latest product brochure for the coming year showcasing 35 new product lines. Altecnic offers more than 5,000 domestic and commercial products and 35 of these are featured for the first time in the …
Read More »Plumbers win big at Baxi Bonanza
The Big Baxi Bonanza live game shows, hosted by UK manufacturer, Baxi Boilers, kicked off with a bang in September, and saw local installers scoop a stack of top-quality prizes at a fun-filled event, hosted in Merseyside, Nottingham and Cardiff. In each live-streamed game show, Baxi installers went head-to-head in …
Read More »Kent Blaxill supports Mary’s Meals again in 2019
Always keen to support worthy charities, the caring staff at Kent Blaxill builders’ merchants have gathered together a total of 16 backpacks for Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals is an amazing charity that works in a very simple but effective way. It works to provide a daily meal in school, so …
Read More »Kent Blaxill supports Colchester foodbank with Tony and Guy
Kent Blaxill has joined forces with Toni & Guy this Christmas to gather food and other essentials for the Colchester Foodbank. Monica Hartley, PA to directors at Kent Blaxill has teamed up with her daughter India Whyte, technical director at Toni & Guy and co-ordinated collections for the foodbank at …
Read More »Jack Taylor of Howarth Timber appointed BMF regional chairman
Jack Taylor, of Howarth Timber and Building Supplies, has been appointed by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) as Regional Chairman for the Yorkshire and Humberside region. As Regional Chair of Yorkshire and Humberside, taking the reins from Peter Mawson, Jack will lead the BMF’s activity across the region, and is …
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As leaders in the engineered wood panel industry, Norbord is renowned for providing products of the highest quality to the construction industry. Equally important is Norbord’s commitment to the health and safety of their staff, and this was recently demonstrated with the launch of their new safety campaign with a …
Read More »Superhero fun at Norbord, Inverness
Norbord recently celebrated the launch of their new safety campaign with a superhero-themed fun day for employees and their families at their Inverness site. The Stronger Together campaign highlights the company’s ongoing dedication to the maintenance of a safe and enjoyable working environment. Norbord holds the belief that this is …
Read More »BMI Redland does the ton and marks 100 not out with Golden Tile competition
After a year of eager anticipation, BMI UK &Ireland has marked the remarkable achievement of 100 years of concrete tile manufacture in the UK through its iconic BMI Redland brand. November 1919 was when the Redhill Tile Company was founded and on Tuesday, December 3rd, the company staged a national …
Read More »XL Joinery decides on 2020 Carbon Neutral projects
As part of its ongoing commitment to keeping up to carbon-neutral standards, XL Joinery, the market-leading supplier of doors and associated products, has announced its support of three inspiring projects throughout 2020. The projects were chosen as a result of a staff vote at the company’s head office. The first …
Read More »4,000 bacon butties later, Knauf Insulation wraps up Feel Good Factor tour
Over 4,000 free bacon butties were given out to builders across Great Britain last month as Knauf Insulation celebrated the 10th anniversary of ECOSE® Technology, its unique bio-based binder for mineral wool insulation. The Feel Good Factor roadshow toured branches of builders’ merchants and distributors, visiting 36 locations nationwide over …
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