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Following AFC Yorkshire’s recent move to their new home at Wombwell Recreation Ground, Barnsley, local tradesman will be coming together this weekend to carry out a ‘DIY SOS’ style makeover on the club’s heating and hot water system. Thanks to John Powney from Love your Plumber, who organised the heating …
Read More »Dulux Trade Announces ColourFutures™ 2019
Dulux Trade, the UK’s leading paint brand, has revealed its coveted ColourFutures™ colour palettes for 2019. Now in its 16th year, the Dulux Trade ColourFutures™ 2019 palette is selected to help professionals make colour and design choices for a wide variety of buildings, from commercial to healthcare and education to …
Read More »Aggregate Industries bolsters South East supply with new Hitchin rail head
Amid growing demand for construction materials in the South East, Aggregate Industries has opened a new aggregate rail head in Hitchin, Hertfordshire as part of ongoing plans to support supply into this region. The new rail head, which branches off the London to Peterborough main railway line, has been transformed …
Read More »BBC New Feature looks at mental health awareness with Mates in Mind
In its continuing bid to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to highlight the need to create healthier and well workplaces, UK charity Mates in Mind and BBC News featured Mates in Mind as a part of a short series raising awareness of mental health in the construction …
Read More »Lib Dem Peer confirmed for BMF Members Day
Lord Andrew Stunell, the Liberal Democrat’s spokesperson on the Construction Industry, will speak at the Builders Merchant’s Federation’s annual Members’ Day Business Conference on 27th September. Stunell has been a member of the House of Lords since 2015, following his retirement as an MP. He is currently working with the …
Read More »UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant stocks ArtificialGrass.com
Artificial grass experts and leading brand for independent merchants ArtificialGrass.com has been selected by MKM Building Supplies to extend its contract as the exclusive supplier of artificial grass until 2020. Trading with ArtificialGrass.com since 2012, the renewed contract with the UK’s biggest independent merchant includes the supply of stock, branch …
Read More »Inspired Home Interiors join Sirius Buying Group
Inspired Home Interiors, part of the Stamco Group of companies, has committed to joining the Sirius Buying Group, to take advantage of the groups ever-growing buying power and provide more extensive terms: including Symphony, a key supplier for Inspired Home Interiors. John Cornelius, Managing Director, Inspired Home Interiors explains …
Read More »Shhh…entries now open for quiet freight delivery awards
Has your company taken steps to reduce the noise of freight deliveries? Have you developed technology, equipment or operations to reduce noise impact? If so, make sure you enter the Quiet Logistics category at the Noise Abatement Society’s (NAS) John Connell Awards, sponsored by FTA, one of the UK’s leading …
Read More »Visqueen provides Radon protection for local community centre
The development of a local community centre and all-weather football pitches at Mossedge Village, in Linwood, Scotland has welcomed the donation of Visqueen Radon Membrane from the company in conjunction with Grayson Building Products. The development is the result of a campaign by a team of six local women, first …
Read More »AkzoNobel’s Dulux Decorator Centre business strengthens position with Surrey-based stores deal
AkzoNobel has purchased the business and assets of Surrey-based Doves Decorating Supplies. With four stores in Caterham, Dorking, Redhill and Reigate AkzoNobel takes its total number of Dulux Decorator Centres in the UK to 216. “We’re confident that the Doves Decorating Supplies business will make an excellent addition to the …
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