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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is calling for swift action from the new Conservative Government to transform the construction industry. Offering his congratulations to Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party, BMF CEO John Newcomb, called on Conservative leaders to set the conditions for a more productive, greener sector, which in …

Stelrad has recently successfully achieved the ServiceMark Accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service. Stelrad far exceeded the required scores in both the internal and external surveys relating to the accreditation and was then ready to move forward to the next stage in the ServiceMark accreditation. The final stage of …

Polypipe has won a Green Apple Environment Award in the annual international campaign by the Green Organisation to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice. In the awards, Polypipe was recognised as a Green Champion for Environmental Best Practice. The award is for a group research project into ‘smart roofs’ …

Roof tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles is generously supporting the work of two animal rescue charities local to its sites this festive season – Hillfield Animal Home and Dumfries & Galloway Canine Rescue. Employing 160 people at its three sites in Burton and Lochmaben, the roof tile manufacturer has donated …

Once again it was a capacity crowd at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London on Friday 6th December on what turned out to be a record-breaking event for the Charity. A monumental quarter of a million pounds was raised through table sales, live and silent auctions, heads and tails, …

Anderton Concrete, part of Ibstock plc, pledged its support to help combat the homelessness crisis by walking 10km all in support of the charity, Shelter. The walk, which took place on Wednesday the 11th of December, saw nine members of the Anderton Concrete team walk throughout Manchester city centre, with …

Scruffs has scooped two top accolades at the 2019 On The Tools Awards for Workwear and Boot brand of the Year, as voted for by UK tradespeople. The Scruffs team was delighted to be amongst the finalists which were announced for the 2019 On The Tools Awards at a ceremony …

Bradstone has opened the doors to its 2020 Training Academy and is encouraging merchants to secure a place now to avoid disappointment. Now in its sixth year, the Bradstone Training Academy, which will run from 21st January to 5th February 2020, is open to all merchants looking to expand and …

The team at W.Howard Group joined the global #Movember challenge in November to raise money for the fight against prostate cancer, depression and other male health issues. In all, 10 employees at the company pledged to hang up their razors and let their moustaches grow for a month, in return …

Building products manufacturer Forterra has welcomed three graduate trainees on board in diverse roles across its divisions. Nia Lewis (22), Alex Trengove (21) and James Ratcliff (23) have recently been taken on as part of the company’s two-year Operations Management Graduate Scheme. Nia, from North Wales, has joined Forterra’s quality …