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Building the Dream Home with Black Millwork

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Black Millwork has supplied a range of its products, as well as Andersen windows and doors to an ambitious new self-build project in Suffolk. The impressive detached home was in development for two years. The project has been in the works for many years and after an eight-month planning phase, …

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White knight roofer races to the rescue of pensioner

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Josh Morrison, of JR Roofing in Blackpool Lancashire, has done his bit to uphold the reputation of roofers, despite the best efforts of cowboys and conmen. Morrison stepped in when he heard of a pensioner who had been fleeced and then intimidated by cowboys who had stripped her roof and …

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Selco Backs UK Blockbuster ‘King Of Thieves’

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Leading builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse has been announced as an official partner of one of the biggest movies of 2018. Selco is one of a small number of businesses to be partnered with the soon-to-be-released blockbuster, King of Thieves, which will be in cinemas September 14. The film, which …

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Merchant lays foundations for bright future

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A Stevenage builder’s merchant is celebrating its first year anniversary after a turn around in fortunes that saw the business rescued from the threat of closure. Just over a year ago Knebworth based Chas Lowe & Sons – a long established local business – and its staff were facing an …

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‘Owl look after you’, say Selco staff

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Staff at a Chessington builders’ merchant had a surprise when they arrived at work to find an injured owl at the branch entrance. The shaken bird was clearly struggling, so kind-hearted staff at Selco Builders Warehouse, on Compass Business Park sprang into action. Having asked the RSPCA for advice, the tawny owl …

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BMF Lobbying success over Post-Brexit VAT payments

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The Builders Merchants’ Federation has welcomed a Government decision that ministers will allow BMF members to adopt postponed accounting for import Value-Added Tax on goods brought into the country after the United Kingdom leaves the EU in exactly seven months’ time. The Department for Exiting the European Union announced this …

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Sandtex gets Happisburgh Lighthouse ship-shape

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More than 150 litres of Sandtex Trade’s X-Treme X-Posure® Smooth Masonry Paint have been used to repaint the striking red and white bands of East Anglia’s iconic Happisburgh Lighthouse, in time for the busy summer holiday season. The landmark opened in 1791 and is today run by The Happisburgh Lighthouse …

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Stelrad sponsors Newcastle Falcons

Stelrad Radiators has become Premiership rugby’s Newcastle Falcons principal partner. The two-year partnership, with an option for a third year, will see the company’s name and logo on the front of the Falcons’ playing shirts, with Newcastle looking to kick on from their best season in 20 years. Finishing fourth …

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Border extends training and customer support

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Border Merchant Systems, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of dedicated merchant software, is offering extended support to ensure clients are maximising the potential of their investment in their CounterAct software. Training and information sharing includes monthly webinars to highlight not only new items, but also areas of the system …

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Band of Builders gives a new garden

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Kind tradesmen and women from across the country are uniting to help transform the home and garden of a builder suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. Jamie Thompson was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in October 2014, aged 45, and told he had just three years to live. The 49-year-old has already …

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