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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 …

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. …

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 …

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. …