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Independent roofing merchant Bence Roofing Supplies, established in 2013, has recently moved its headquarters to a larger site on the Kingsditch Industrial Estate in Northwest Cheltenham. Bence Roofing took the former Nissan & Renault dealership and transformed it into a roofing showroom, within four weeks, with the former mechanical workshops …

Littlehampton-based independent plumbing and heating merchants buying group The IPG has been recognised by Arun District Council as 2018’s Business of the Year (10 or more employees). The 21st Arun Business Partnership Awards ceremony took place on the 15th November and saw several local businesses compete across the various categories. …

Expanding independent builders merchant MKM Building Supplies has opened a new branch in Burnley, its 56th nationally. The branch also contains kitchen and bathroom showrooms staffed by dedicated specialists, building materials, timber, roofing and joinery supplies as well as brick-matching and take-off services, as well as a landscaping display, containing …

SELECT, the campaigning body for Scotland’s electrical sector professionals, has joined with other organisations across the country to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group. Since its inception in 1993, SEC Group has provided a strong lobbying voice to support the specialist engineering sector especially in …

At the end of July this year, the team of Broke.Bike.Mountain set off on an epic 8,000km journey across Europe with just their bikes! The team then consisted of Louis Blaxill, George Jones and Calum Craig, all aged 23 and who had just finished their studies and wanted to raise …

A massive decline in the number of homes built for social rent over the past decade, revealed in a government report this week, could be addressed in part by increasing focus on quicker-to-build offsite homes. That’s the message from offsite construction flag waver, insulation specialist Actis, which is on a …

International shower designer and manufacturer, Roman, have won the prestigious consumer safety award for compliance in bathroom products at the renowned NHIC Awards black tie ceremony. Roman won the prestigious NHIC Award for innovation and initiatives to promote consumer safety through compliance in bathroom products and installation. The award focussed …

 Three charities are hoping to be the recipients of £500 after being shortlisted in the latest round of D.W. Nye’s Proud to be Local campaign. After receiving nominations for causes across the county, the builders’ merchant, which is based in Kingsfold, has announced its shortlisted finalists and is calling out to …

SR Timber has agreed a sponsorship deal in which its local football team’s ground in Nottinghamshire will become the SR Timber Arena. Teversal Football Club Ladies Team will also carry SR Timber’s logo on its football shirts as part of the agreement for the club, which plays in the East …

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 …