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In the highly competitive sphere of attracting charitable donations, many different ways of collecting money have been dreamt up. These have included; Ice Bucket Challenges, Ugly Jumper Parties, Balloon Pops as well as the more mainstream events such as Sponsored Runs, Bake Stands etc. However a leading hirer of temporary …

Suzannah Robin, alcohol and drug safety expert at AlcoDigital, has helped numerous companies to address their alcohol and drugs testing requirements. She explains why implementing testing policies and procedures will help to improve workplace safety. Alcohol and drugs misuse is becoming something of a thorny issue for the UK construction …

D.W. Nye has started major expansion works at its Kingsfold depot, near Horsham. The independent Sussex builders’ merchant, which has levelled sections of its storage area to make way for the new facilities, will be adding a brand new warehouse and office facility to cater for its growing customer base. …

TrustMark, the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme for tradespeople, is celebrating after TrustMark Registered Business, SEH BAC, an award-winning home improvement specialist, recently won the prestigious ‘Consumer Confidence’ award at the National Home Improvement Council Annual Awards (NHIC). The award, which was sponsored by TrustMark, recognised SEH BAC’s commitment to delivering …

Pasquill has embraced the festive spirit by unveiling a Christmas tree measuring 23 feet made entirely out of trusses. Staff from Pasquill’s Inverness branch created a smaller design the previous year, and after receiving a great response decided to supersize the tree for Christmas 2018. Standing at 23 feet tall, …

TIMco has become the UK’s exclusive supplier to merchants and retailers for Fantom Hardware, creators of the award-winning Fantom Doorstop. Managing Director of TIMco, Simon Midwood comments: “We’re always on the look-out for new, innovative and effective products that would sell well with our existing customer base. We’ve found just …

As part of an ongoing digitalisation programme the leading electrical distributor is aiming to improve the digital experience of its customers, so the new webpage can be viewed on a mobile, tablet or laptop in the same format as it appears on a PC desktop. This new responsive set up …

Employee wellbeing is being compromised by a lack of understanding of how to implement effective programmes, reveals the latest research from the British Safety Council Only one in six (17%) organisations evaluate the impact of their health and wellbeing initiatives (source: CIPD). In nearly two thirds of companies (63%), other …

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has invested in 500 new JCBs worth more than £7m for its Tool Hire division. Travis Perkins has bought a fleet of JCB mini excavators and One Tonne High Tip site dumpers to strengthen its UK-wide tool hire business. This brings the company’s investment to …

Pippa Latham was installed as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in the City of London at the end of October 2018. On the same evening Wardens Dame Fiona Woolf, D.B.E, DL and Stewart Pierce were elected to support the Master …