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Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has been awarded the contract to supply the Borough of Poole, and it’s Townside Access Scheme, with its innovative Cycle Kerb. The Townside Access scheme is part of the £23.3million Access to Poole Port and Regeneration Area Programme that the council is …

Builders merchant buying group NMBS held its 55th annual Dinner Dance in London last  month. The UK’s largest buying society for independent builders’, timber, hardware, and plumbing and heating merchants held the event on 27 October 2018 in the Great Room at London’s exclusive Grosvenor House Hotel, in Mayfair. Guests …

JTL heating and plumbing apprentices are being given the chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Monument Tools factory in Surrey and £400 worth of tools for them and their employer in JTL’s new ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ inspired Golden Ticket initiative. JTL, with the help of …

JTD Building Supplies has become the first graduate from H&B’s innovative Development Group into the primary H&B Guying Group. A combination of turnover growth, gold standard levels of compliance, and real improvements in profitability thanks to unrivalled buying deals, have made Yorkshire-based JTD a worthy candidate for elevation to the …

Hertfordshire-based Ebberns Ltd, a plumbing, heating and bathroom merchant and proud member of The IPG, is celebrating a strong 35 years in business. The company was first established as a plumbing and heating trade counter in 1983 by Chris Garroway and it was originally based in Ebberns Road. The trade …

Helen Hewitt, CEO of the British Woodworking Federation, commented on the announcement of the autumn budget last week and what it could mean for the construction industry. “We were pleased to see some positive measures which will help smaller businesses offer apprenticeships. The £695m initiative to reduce the cost of apprenticeship training …

PHG Buying Limited (PHG) is very pleased to announce Bristol Building Supplies Ltd (BBS) will be joining the membership from January 1st  2019. BBS is a long established business led by Managing Director Lee Hooper, who together with his senior team have ambitious plans to continue the recent expansion in sales …

Farnham-based groundwork and materials supplier Rudridge has raised £1,000 on behalf of the charity Macmillan Cancer Support, after another successful annual quiz night. Competitors came together at Silvermere Golf Club in Cobham, where the quiz teams – comprised of local businesses from all over the South East – vied for …

  Knauf Insulation has completed a £7m upgrade of its manufacturing plant in Cwmbran, South Wales, which will increase its capacity by 6%. The improvements include a complete rebuild of the furnace at the heart of the plant. The work has been completed as part of a £200m investment programme …

There’s set to be plenty to see and do at this year’s National Painting and Decorating Show with Crown Paints showcasing a wide range of products and services from across its popular Crown Trade and Crown Decorating Centres brands. The stand will have two distinct areas for visitors to enjoy, …