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A gifted amateur photographer from Carlisle has beaten off fierce competition to snap up an EEF National Manufacturing Photography Award, sponsored by Liberty House Group and in partnership with the GREAT Campaign. Steve McLellan, from Carlisle, was named Best Amateur Photographer in the Manufacturing Product category at the final of …

From craft beer tasting to celebrity chefs, the latest products to pub quizzes, Jewson Live 2018 has it all for tradespeople. The UK’s biggest builders’ merchant show, which is free to attend, will return to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Thursday 13th December. Speakers at the event include …

Aiden Dearie has been chosen as the ‘gold’ winner of the 2018 Crown Paints Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition after a gruelling three-day challenge at the WorldSkills UK LIVE event at Birmingham’s NEC. The final pitted seven regional winners against each other as they undertook a timed challenge: completing …

Insulation specialist Actis joined Dead Ringers comedian Jon Culshaw to present trophies to two of the winners at the annual LABC awards in London last week. A record-breaking 860 attendees watched as Actis specification manager Dan Anson-Hart, whose company is an LABC sponsor, presented awards to winners of the best …

Parker Building Supplies raised £20,000 for its longstanding charity partner, Teenage Cancer Trust at the Sussex builders merchant’s 5th Annual Charity Golf Day  on 26th October at Dale Hill Golf Club and Hotel in Ticehurst. With over 100 customers and 26 suppliers present, the charity event began with a ‘Chip the Skip’ …

Students from Leeds College of Building have been doing Yorkshire proud and showing the rest of the UK how it’s done after bringing home one gold and two highly-commended medals. At the national WorldSkills UK competition – the country’s largest experiential skills, apprenticeships, and careers event – Leeds College of Building apprentice Joseph Turner …

Elliotts Builders Merchant, the south’s leading independent supplier of building materials to the trade and public, is now offering more than just building materials at its’ Southampton branch by launching the Brick Yard Cafe. “We hope to make the lives of Southampton builders easier by offering to feed them for …

Building a strong local brand identity and ensuring the availability and supply of products are central to success for independent merchants, according to a new survey published as National Buying Group launches initiative to support partners. Effective e-commerce and social media marketing are also identified by business owners as key …

The people of Oxfordshire are being invited to take part in the search for the best painter and decorator in the region. Organised by the Oxford Kidlington, Cowley, Abingdon and Banbury Dulux Decorator Centres, along with Jack FM, the region-wide competition aims to find the superstar of decorating – whether …

Around 25 professionals gathered for Wales’ first global online festival last week dedicated to bringing together the circular economy community from across South West Wales. The event helped organisations understand the theory and application behind the concept of the circular economy. EFT Consult, a specialist in building services design consultancy …