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JG Speedfit is looking forward to continuing its long involvement with the British Superbike Championship – and in particular, its ongoing sponsorship of the current title-holding team. Now part of the RWC family of brands, push-fit pioneer JG Speedfit is looking to emulate the success of the 2018 season, when …

Security expert Abloy UK has unveiled an innovative new global vision, ‘Abloy – For Trust’, and announced an exciting collaboration with Finnish racing icon Valtteri Bottas, to strengthen its renewed brand. This new vision has seen Abloy revitalise its core brand values and position itself for continued growth in the …

Prime-time TV personality Nick Knowles is the final speaker to be confirmed for the BMF All-Industry Conference in Dubrovnik in June. For many, Knowles is the face of construction on TV.  While boasting no skills of his own, he presents one of the nation’s best-loved transformation programmes where trades come together …

With just over a week to go until this year’s BMI Apprentice of the Year competition closes , there’s still time for aspirational and ambitious roofing apprentices to enter the competition. May 3rd 2019 is the closing date and all those recognised as an apprentice by their employer, or those …

Martindale Electric – manufacturer of electrical test equipment – has supplied Baxi Heating with testers for checking appliance wiring and earthing, together with locking off devices to ensure circuits can be safely isolated before carrying out any work. The tools keep their gas service engineers safe when installing and servicing …

As part of its dedication to conserving and enhancing biodiversity across all business areas, building materials supplier CEMEX has worked with its employees to complete wildlife surveys at 23 quarries across the UK. The results show 13 sites recorded more than 100 species each, including a wide variety of wildflowers, …

Drivers are being urged to take care on the roads if they get caught in a sudden April shower. The motoring experts at LeaseVan.co.uk have put together their top tips for driving in wet conditions during Spring. They suggest slowing down on wet roads and making sure there is adequate stopping …

Actis is joining the latest LABC technical roadshow when it travels to Swansea to share its expertise with builders, designers and building control teams in May. The session, on Tuesday May 14, is likely to be booked up well ahead of time if the success of recent events is anything …

The 2019 Builders Merchants market report from MTW Research has found that building product sales will rise by £400 million in 2019, despite the impact of Brexit on the construction market dampening confidence and investment. Based on sales from 80% of the industry, the report suggests that whilst growth slows …

The Morpeth branch of builders merchant MKM has helped our its local litter picking group. MKM Morpeth donated gloves, hi-vis vests and litter pickers to help the groups of volunteers. Two ‘litter blitz’ teams covered Morpeth town centre and surrounding estates, successfully filling 87 bags collectively. The blitzes are part …