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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants in Chichester will be sponsoring the Ovation Rock Show for the fourth consecutive year.   The show, which is organised by the charity Ovation Music, will take place at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester on 10th and 11th January 2020. It will showcase the musical …

More than 300 Polypipe Civils employees gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of operations at the company’s flagship manufacturing site in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. Since opening in 1979 as a 5,000 square ft. factory housing one machine and twelve employees, the site has expanded to become one of the most advanced …

The United Kingdom has the oldest and leakiest housing stock in Europe, with almost 38% of our homes dating from 1946 or before. One of the biggest challenges we therefore face as a nation is how to improve the energy performance of existing buildings. The answer lies in innovative approaches …

Saint-Gobain Abrasives UK has relocated its head office and distribution centre from the old Universal Grinding Wheel Co. Ltd site in Doxey, to Unicorn House, on the Redhill Business Park, just off J14 of the M6. To celebrate the move, the company held an opening event for employees and invite …

Wholesaler Primaflow F&P has opened a new 100,000-square foot distribution centre in Birmingham. It replaces the company’s previous 40,000-square foot facility, and consolidates the Connections packaged plumbing and Primaflow teams, employing a total of 100 staff. Additional capacity to hold stock ‘buy-ins’ will improve stock range and availability to customers …

Storage and store design specialist Fil has celebrated its 25th year in business by raising £15,000 for charity. Fil – formerly known as Filplastic – based near Howden, divided the proceedings between a number of local charities. The money was raised via a number of different events and individual challenges …

A duo of Welsh sports teams have been announced as the benefactors of a sponsorship scheme from SIG Roofing. Wattstown RFC and Pontyclun FC, will benefit from the sponsorship by SIG Roofing’s Cardiff Branch. Alex Crowther, SIG Roofing’s Cardiff branch manager, enjoys playing rugby for nearby Wattstown RFC and helped …

Jayson Richards from City Plumbing Supplies and Jade Terry of Naylor Industries walked away with the top prizes at the BMF’s prestigious Young Achiever of the Year Awards last week. Richards was named as Young Merchant Achiever 2019 and Terry as Young Supplier Achiever 2019. Fergus Bell of Bradfords Building …

On 31st August, CCF employees donned their walking boots ready for a trek along the Hadrian’s Wall, in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. A total of 54 colleagues from CCF came together to begin their long journey in Chollerford, Northumberland. Stretching from east coast to west coast Britain, Hadrian’s Wall took …

Independent builders merchant buying group H&B has named Cromar Building Products as its 2019 Supplier of the Year. The award, presented at the group’s Annual Members Event at the Belfry, commended Cromar for its excellent service levels but for what it termed the independent, agile and innovative culture of the …