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Apprentice Blake Edgell has won the very first NFRC Young Roofer of the Year Award. The 23 year-old trainee, who works for J Randall Roofing Contractors in South Wales, was presented with his award by John Sinfield, Area Commercial Officer – North, of sponsor BMI UK & Ireland, at the …

MP for Nottingham South Lilian Greenwood saw first-hand how the building materials industry can play a key role in delivering a low carbon future for the city. Greenwood discussed how modern advances in home heating products can deliver significant improvement to air quality and energy use across the region during …

The best merchants and brands in the industry were celebrated at a glittering event in London on Friday May 17th. The event was hosted by television news presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, whose co-announcer was Alan Dedicote, known for his voice-over duties on TV’s National Lottery and Strictly Come Dancing programmes. Sponsored …

Covers Homes Ideas in Chichester will be hosting another free cookery demo day on Thursday 30th May to showcase its new purpose-built AEG kitchen demo area.   Between 10am and 4pm, visitors to the branch on Quarry Lane will have the chance to sample a selection of savoury and sweet …

Highlife Bathrooms has enjoyed one of its most successful ever starts to a year, following its £100,000 rebranding from Alliance Sanitary Products in February. The East Kilbride-based company, which serves both trade and retail customers across the UK, has reported a leap in sales; with a number of key customers …

Keyline, the Civils specialists, has ramped up its campaign to generate awareness of prostate cancer with its the form of newly-branded truck in attention-grabbing livery. 2019 marks Keyline’s 10th year partnering with leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK in order to raise money and vital awareness of the disease. …

Furniture fitting and architectural hardware specialist, Häfele, will be showcasing a variety of new product innovations at this year’s interzum, the world’s leading trade fair for furniture production and interior design. Under the theme “Thinking Ahead,” Häfele’s exhibit will bring together a selection of solutions designed to make life easier …

In a bid to support the next generation of construction workers and roofing contractors, SR Timber has donated a range of timber products totalling more than £6,000 in value to its local college. The North Nottinghamshire-based company – which is a leading importer of timber products and the UK’s largest importer …

The leading brick manufacturer, part of Ibstock plc, has been named as a finalist in the Most Inspiring Apprenticeship Programme category. Ibstock Brick offers two engineering apprenticeship programmes, both four years in duration; Advanced Mechanical Engineering and Advanced Electrical Engineering. There are currently 35 apprentices within the business, ranging from …

The 2019 BMJ Industry Awards is this Friday so this is your last chance to book your tickets to the networking event of the Spring. Leading brands and merchants will be heading to The Brewery, London on Friday for the second annual BMJ Industry Awards. With just a few days …