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The UK’ s largest builders an plumbers merchant chain Travis Perkins Group  has announced that it is putting up its Plumbing and Heating division for sale. A strategy update issued this morning (December 4) said that Travis Perkins is seeking to simplify its structure and streamline its cost base, focus …

A gala members’ dinner at the Belfry Hotel, the final celebration marking the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) Anniversary year, raised £6,000 to be shared between Variety, the Children’s Charity – the BMF’s charity of the year – and RAFA, the Royal Air Forces Association charity.  While the BMF has celebrated …

The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has taken a strong stance on the issue of cladding and forcing the removal and reinstatement of a safer product.  For months James Brokenshire has been warning landlords of at-risk properties to get on …

Fortem Apprentice Shaheeb Mohammed has been named Construction Apprentice of the year at the Asian Apprenticeship awards. The national award event was held in Birmingham last night and celebrated talented young British Asians, their employers and learning providers from across the UK. From over 300 nominations, awards were presented in …

A sales graduate working for Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has recently been named Rising Star of the Year at the 2018 British Excellence in Sales Management Awards (BESMA), hosted by the Institute of Sales Management (ISM). Joshua Chaplin, who works for Howarth Timber’s Rochdale branch, was awarded the BESMA, …

The GCC division of voestalpine Metsec plc has won the ‘Product Innovation of the Year’ award at the Big Project Middle East Awards for its purlins optimisation software, MetSPEC 14. Middle East. The category celebrates suppliers and manufacturers who have worked innovatively to bring the most efficient products and services …

tesa, recognised throughout the Painting & Decorating sector for the quality of its Precision range of masking tapes, is playing a key role in supporting the industry’s skills shortage. In line with its philosophy to provide tradesmen with the right tools for the job, the company is supplying its range …

The Pavestone Rally is back. Following the huge success of the Pavestone 2017 Rally, the 2019 Rally will start on 5th September from Reims in Northern France to Stuttgart, Salzburg, Venice and finishing on the 8th September in the beautiful setting of Lake Como. Entrants simply have buy a road-legal …

Norbord’s popular flooring solution, CaberDek, was used during an Army Basing Programme project in Tidworth, Wiltshire. The Army Basing Programme provides housing and improved facilities to Service personnel, helping over 100 Army units to relocate in the UK, following the government’s commitment to bring back all units from Germany by …

Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2019, the world’s leading exhibition for the fastener and fixing industry, will take place from 19 – 21 March 2019 in halls 1, 3 and 5 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Grounds in Germany. Due to a further expansion of the exhibition space this year, offering a total …