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The new site provides much needed space for leading construction company as it fulfils A-list assignments from Tottenham Hotspur and Mayfair penthouse Golden Houses Developments – the leading London construction company specialising in the high-end residential market – has opened its new 30,000 sq ft joinery workshop in Harlow, Essex. …

The Horsham branch of Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has renewed its sponsorship of Horsham FC U14s for a further two seasons. The team, which is based at Gorings Mead and has been supported by Covers for the last four years, will continue to display the builders merchants’ logo on …

Gibbs & Dandy has announced its latest investment in the UK building industry, as the merchant introduces its Entrepreneurship Foundation. The new educational scheme will provide free training and support for trades in running a small business. Launched at Gibbs & Dandy’s Luton head office, the scheme will see twelve …

Leading local building products manufacturer Forterra has raised £4,000 for Prostate Cancer UK through an amateur golf tournament at a Northamptonshire golf course. More than 60 of the firm’s employees and associates teed off at Collingtree Park Golf Club in teams of four, with all players and teams contributing towards …

Saniflo UK – the country’s leading designer and manufacturer of pumps, macerators and shower cubicles – is offering showrooms free fitting and product training with their first Kinedo Kinemagic display. Graham’s is already benefiting from the deal and finding the display of the Kinemagic results in more sales of the …

Timber importer and supplier SCA Timber is changing its name to SCA Wood The SCA Group has six business areas: wood products, forestry, pulp, paper, energy and logistics. The common name ‘SCA’ clearly integrates all business areas into a unified SCA Group. The company name change from SCA Timber Supply …

The EN54 standard on fire detection and fire alarm systems is a mandatory standard that specifies requirements and laboratory tests for every component of a fire detection and alarm system. However, there is a significant misunderstanding about the scope of EN54. Bradley Markham, director at Bull Products, explains the reasons why EN54 does not …

Lakes, the leading brand of innovative showering spaces, won the ‘Rapid Speed of Response’ award at the national Graham bathroom showroom conference in July. The award is based on the votes of regional and national staff. The award was presented to Lakes by Graham’s Senior Category Manager (Bathrooms) Lucy Barriball …

The high standard of member support provided by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has been recognised in the Association Excellence Awards, where the Federation has been nominated in the Association of the Year category. The BMF was also shortlisted in the Conference, Website and Leadership categories. BMF CEO, John Newcomb …

The Ridgeon Group, which is one of the UK’s largest independent Timber and Builders Merchants, recently held its Long Service Awards to celebrate 67 colleagues who have dedicated a total of 860 years to the company. Taking place at the head office in Pampisford, Cambridgeshire, on 13th and 14th June, …