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Furniture fittings and architectural hardware specialist Häfele has announced the shortlists for its fifth annual Studio Partner Awards, which will take place at Scotland’s iconic Gleneagles® Hotel this June. The Häfele Studio Partner Awards celebrate the achievements of Häfele’s Studio Partners- a select network of over 200 premium, independent Kitchen, …

Ibstock plc, the manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete building products, has launched a new brand identity to ensure its extensive product and service offering is more clearly recognised. The new logo and corporate strapline – ‘At the heart of building’ – has been introduced following extensive research with customers …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants in Brighton has helped charity supporters from Newick RFC in East Sussex raise £35,000 for Cancer Research during a special rugby match.   The event, which was called Newick RFC Kicks Cancer into Touch, was organised after the club’s chairman, Wayne Thomas, was recently diagnosed …

National Merchant Buying Society (NMBS) will be addressing Finance Directors and Chief Financial Officers from across the country during a prestigious two-day Finance Leaders’ Summit event in London. Julie Langford, Finance & Operations Director of NMBS, will join fellow finance professionals from a wide range of different industries, including banking, …

A builders merchant has reduced the amount of plastic bags it uses by a quarter – and has raised £5,000 for charity in the process. Selco Builders Warehouse, part of the Grafton Group, has seen the number of single-use plastic bags sold across its 66 branches reduce dramatically, from 120,000 …

MORE than 1,500 people descended on North Wales for one of the biggest builders merchant trade exhibitions the region has ever seen. And well over a thousand of those visitors registered in advance for the Huws Gray GIANT Trade Event, held in The Barn at Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay, on …

The last month has seen a significant surge in the number of apprentices that have applied for help, according to Bryan Clover from the Rainy Day Trust.  He also said that the new partnership between Rainy Day Trust and Hikoki Power Tools UK is working well and because of their …

Södra has decided to invest in an additional CLT facility at Värö and aims to become a leader in the Nordic region.   “Society’s driving forces for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are strong, and the interest in sustainable construction is growing in the market. A higher rate of timber construction …

Buying locally is being promoted across many sectors as a way to help boost the UK economy and Independent buying group IPG is putting its weight behind its members by emphasising the benefits of buying from independents, rather than larger national corporations.   The IPG was formed in 2013 with one …

A commission set up this month by the Archbishop of Canterbury to explore ways to address the housing crisis has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community will explore a Christian perspective on housing policy with a particular focus on providing …