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Haldane Fisher, a timber and building merchant, announces it will open a new branch in Morecambe following a £250,000 investment. The location is a former Broadoak Home and Garden Centre premises, and it was officially opened as part of a celebratory event attended by staff, partners, customers and leading local …

TG Lynes is supporting its local community of Enfield by giving good causes the chance to win a facilities makeover through its Helping Hand campaign. Charities, community groups, clubs and sports teams in North London have less than a week to enter for a chance to win the £15,000 prize …

Selco builders’ merchants announces it will be supporting a project to create a specialist homeless facility to house rough sleepers in Salford. The merchant is supporting property developer James Worthington with the construction, which is on the site of a former carpet shop, of eight new self-contained apartments that are …

Band of Builders has helped construct the award winning “Constructing Minds” garden, it won two awards and incorporates materials found at construction sites. The garden went on show at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, in July, where it was awarded the Best Show Garden and an RHS Silver Gilt …

City Plumbing has announced it has reached its £3 million target of money raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust, this will help pay for 100,000 hours of nursing time. The company has supported the Teenage Cancer Trust since 2012, making it one of the charity’s longest standing “charity of the …

Grant UK announces it has extended its partnership with Bath Rugby and will become the club’s official sustainability partner and grassroots partner. The manufacturer will supply the club with their award-winning heating products, including air source heat pumps and HVO biofuel ready boilers, it follows on from the launch of …

BMF has been nominated for four Association of Excellence Awards, the awards recognise essential work that associations, trade bodies, unions and professional organisations conduct on behalf of their members. The BMF has been shortlist for the Best New Event, the Best Membership Support, the UK Association of the year and …

Selco Builders Warehouse hosted a charity golf day and has raised £15,000 for Cancer Research UK, this brings its 2023 total donated to the charity to £90,000. The golf day saw 112 golfers take to the course, made up of Selco’s colleagues taking on the merchant’s product and service suppliers …

SBS opens its 35,000 sq ft unit in Dundee, located within Claverhouse Industrial Park on Charles Bowman Avenue. The Dundee brand is due to open in Q2 2023 and it follows on from the opening of the merchant’s Glasgow branch in 2020. SBS regional manager, Iain Mills, said: “Having two …

Scottish Rugby has announced that the “FOSROC Feature XV” team will join the Super Series for the upcoming 2023 FOSROC Super Series Championship. The FOSROC Future XV were assembled to better prepare Scotland’s young players for the challenges of international U20 rugby, and hopefully this will have a knock on …