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CEMEX has set a new target in connection with its volunteering commitments for 2020, aligned with the company’s vision of building a better future while contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Currently, 22% of CEMEX employees worldwide are performing diverse volunteering activities that directly contribute not only …

For the second quarter in succession, revisions to the Builders Merchants Industry Forecast of merchant sales show a drop in expected growth for 2019 over 2018.  The slowdown in growth is now expected to continue into Q1 2020. Published by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) values are forecast based on …

Jewson Live – the UK’s best event for builders – is returning to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham for the fifth year this December. With over 2,600 tradespeople coming through the doors in 2018, Jewson Live is made for the trade and there is a packed calendar of …

Ideal Commercial Boilers have updated their Ideal Commercial Eye app that features hassle-free augmented reality (AR). Ideal Commercial Eye brings boilers to life by placing 3D renders of the Ideal Commercial Condensing boiler range over “real life” images through the camera in a smartphone or tablet. The app has been …

Two UK manufacturers have formed an unlikely partnership which is set to revolutionise the premium end of the shower industry, thanks to their shared vision for sustainable luxury shower systems. Following a dissolved agreement with its previous distributor, Kanth received various offers from across the industry but it was with …

THE UK’s leading importer and distributor of Firestone RubberCover Permaroof have announced Heart Link as its corporate charity after it provided lifesaving heart surgery to managing director Adrian Buttress’ granddaughter just days after she was born. River Mai Bishop was born on 7 July 2019; just eight days later she …

MKM Building Supplies Ltd, the UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant has joined forces with the John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby, to support the Academy’s new BTEC Level 2 Construction course launched earlier this year. The new partnership was the idea of Nigel Jackson, a newly appointed governor at the Academy …

A huge revamp has recently brought the kitchen and bathroom showroom at Huws Gray Ridgeons Saffron Walden to the forefront of modern living in its displays of kitchens and bathrooms. Customers will now benefit from being able to look, touch and feel modern technology in kitchens and bathrooms, with the …

Lakes recently attended a tree-planting event at King’s School in Gloucester as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions produced in the natural day-to-day running of a business. Lakes worked with children from the school, the headmaster and grounds team to plant over 200 trees on the day, with …

MRA Research has won the Best Use of Research & Insight award for its work with Hanson Cement at this year’s prestigious Construction Marketing Awards (CMA). This is awarded based on the use of research and insight to guide marketing strategy and drive improved performance in the market. Hanson Cement’s …