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Impressionist Jon Culshaw will be attending the black-tie Awards Dinner at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day event on 27 September.  The Awards Dinner follows the BMF’s Annual Conference on the same day. Culshaw has a catalogue of over 350 impersonations including Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Professor Brian …

Elliotts, the Hampshire-based builders merchant, has teamed up with Tap It Brewing Co to launch an exclusive pale ale to celebrate their beer-brewing heritage. Founder Thomas Elliott owned a brewery and four pubs in Southampton in the 1870s, so Elliotts has gone back to their roots to create a pale ale …

According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, revealed plans last month to expand London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to include …

Rudridge Gravesend has welcomed five new lorries to its delivery fleet. The groundwork and materials supplier, which is one of the only companies of its type to provide a next day delivery service to its customers, has invested in five 32-tonne Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3240 Tridem 8×4 lorries. The grab loaders …

The third round of D.W. Nye’s ‘Proud to be Local’ campaign is now open for nominations. Throughout August, D.W. Nye is once again calling out to residents to nominate local groups and charitable endeavours they would like to see benefit from £500. The winner will be decided by public vote …

A group of staff at Covers has come to the rescue of one of its colleagues to help him renovate his overgrown garden. As part of the builders merchants’ Covers Help for the Community campaign, colleagues from the company’s Gosport branch clubbed together to lend a hand and undertake a …

The announcement by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to encourage London’s SMEs to replace their old, inefficient boilers with modern, energy-efficient models has been welcomed by the Builders Merchants’ Federation. The  £10 million Cleaner Heat Cashback scheme is designed to help London’s smaller companies save money on their energy …

Covers celebrated the opening of its new Chichester Doors and Windows Design Showroom, where t he Mayor, Councillor Martyn Bell, officially unveiled the new showroom at a special launch event. Following the official opening, visitors enjoyed a free hog roast and various discounts courtesy of the timber and builders’ merchant …

Elmhurst Energy has welcomed the Government’s latest call for evidence on better uses of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and is encouraging its members to respond. As requested in Elmhurst Energy’s 2018 Manifesto for Change the call for evidence is looking for opportunities to make better use of EPCs after we leave the …

Riwal UK is to offer clients pink powered access as part of a year-long campaign to support leading research charity Breast Cancer Now. It has repainted two of its most popular access platforms pink and named them Suzie and Betty to raise awareness about the disease on worksites and in …