The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence and MP for South Staffordshire, visited home security experts, ERA, at the company’s new premises at the i54 business park outside Wolverhampton. Following a tour or the purpose-built offices, manufacturing and warehouse facility, Williamson saw ERA’s complete range of high quality …
Read More »Keyline Rally raises over £1m in Monte Carlo run
The annual Keyline Rally in aid of Prostate Cancer UK is in its 9th year and this year’s ‘Millionaires Rally’, finished up in the original rally location, Monaco. The Rally has raised over £1m for the charity, thanks to the supporters of the 30 cars and 70 drivers who left …
Read More »Rembrand merges with Thornbridge and NYTimber
Timber merchant Rembrand has merged with Thornbridge Sawmills to create the leading independent timber distribution company in Scotland and the North of England. The move follows the retirement of George Low, Rembrand Timber’s founder and managing director and is supported by further investment from Cairgorm Capital Partners, a specialist private …
Read More »Ibstock opens new Ibstock Factory
Ibstock Brick, the UK’s largest brick manufacturer, yesterday (28 June 2018) welcomed the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, to formally open its new factory in Ibstock, Leicestershire. The leading brickmaker currently produces more than 850 million bricks a year at …
Read More »D.W. Nye presents Holbrook Animal Rescue with £500 funding
Family-run charity Holbrook Animal Rescue in Horsham has been awarded with £500 of funding after winning D.W. Nye’s ‘Proud to be Local’ campaign. This was the second chance for local causes to receive funding from the builders’ merchants based in Kingsfold, which is giving away £500 to four different groups …
Read More »Saniflo team cycles from London to Paris in support of Cancer Research UK
On 25 June, a team of seven from Saniflo UK set off from the company’s UK headquarters in South Ruislip outside London to cycle approximately 220 miles to SFA Group’s global headquarters close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris in a bid to raise £6,000 for Cancer Research UK as …
Read More »BPS open new showroom at their Head Office
The new shop and showroom was officially opened on the 23rd June 2018 by the Mayor of Leamington Spa, Heather Calver. To mark this special occasion the branch held special offers for one day only and exclusive competitions including a free makeover for your room and the chance to win …
Read More »Selco And Knights Join Forces
York City Knights are hoping to put the foundations in place for a brighter future after receiving the backing of leading builders merchant Selco Builders Warehouse. Selco’s York branch, based on Osbaldwick Link Road, is backing the League 1 high-flyers during what is turning out to be a thrilling campaign. …
Read More »Chubb Locks Custodial Services Celebrates 200th Anniversary
Chubb Locks Custodial Services (CLCS) marked its 200th anniversary this week, with customers, ex and long-standing employees all coming together at its Willenhall headquarters to celebrate. Designing, manufacturing and installing high performance locking solutions for custodial and high security healthcare and government premises, CLCS has been the expert in its …
Read More »Rockwool keeps the noise down at new Heathrow hotel
Noise pollution is an inevitable fact of life at busy airports, and results in hoteliers in these locations needing to minimise the impact of unwanted noise on their guests. Thanks to a pioneering approach from ROCKWOOL that is based on acoustic performance test data and use of its BBA (British …
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