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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 …

 Award-winning BBC business journalist and broadcaster, Joe Lynam, has been confirmed as the latest speaker at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day Annual Conference which takes place at St George’s Park on 27th September 2018.  Joe’s business brief covers companies, the economy, EU, UK and Ireland and he regularly appears …

In a new initiative to address the industry’s skills gap, national construction and engineering firm NM Group (North Midland Construction Plc) has launched a training programme for ex-offenders. Providing the skills and opportunities needed for people to turn their lives around, NM Group has helped develop a training academy and …

Ridgeons, the timber and builders’ merchants, raised almost £3,700 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) during Children’s Hospice Week in the last week of May. Colleagues at 14 Ridgeons branches across Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk organised their own fundraising activities including bake sales, raffles, a 30km ‘treadmill challenge’ and …

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has launched ‘Build it Better with Wood’, a campaign designed to make wood the construction material of choice by celebrating its many benefits in the built environment and promoting the vast range of woodworking and joinery expertise available in the UK. Wood has many significant …

British Gypsum welcomed the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) news that new higher quality plasterer apprenticeships have received final sign-off by the Government. A £10,000 funding band has been confirmed per student for the new 3-year Plasterer Trailblazer Apprenticeships. The programme aims to produce plasterers that are broadly skilled and …

A team of 33 colleagues from Covers Timber and Builders Merchants in Chichester has raised an incredible £2,000 after taking part in St Wilfrid’s Hospice Moonlight Walk. The team undertook the challenge in memory of their much missed colleague, Kev Starling, who worked at the company for over 40 years. …

Duravit has opened its new flagship showroom “Duravit London” in Clerkenwell – in the heart of London’s design community. Duravit London is a major investment and continues the story of the brand’s sustained success within the UK market. Marking the latest chapter in the company’s 201-year history, this prestigious showroom …

Total sales through general builders’ merchants rose by 8.8% in April compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the Builders Merchant Building Index.  last year. The month was helped by two extra trading days and an earlier Easter. Overall, six categories did better than the previous year, …

Ridgeons has announced it is supporting Norwich’s charity public art trail GoGoHares this summer, as their official logistics partner. One of Norfolk’s newest and biggest tourist attractions, the large-scale contemporary art extravaganza sees 50 hare-shaped masterpieces placed around some of Norwich’s biggest and most historic landmarks for families, tourists and …