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Brothers Lee and Marc Murray, of family-run business Murray Landscapes, have come out top at the latest Building for Growth Programme course created by hub South West. hub South West, the construction and infrastructure focused partnership works with local authorities and private sector enterprises in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Dumfries and …

A new initiative launched by Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has helped to brighten up the Aldingbourne Country Centre. The campaign, called Covers Help for the Community, brings together staff from the company who volunteer their time to help local organisations and groups to complete maintenance tasks. A team of …

Aggregate Industries’ innovative Lytag solution was the product of choice when it came to helping to lighten the load of a new upmarket commercial build in Edinburgh city centre. Located in the heart of the city’s Exchange District, the £24m 2 Semple Street development has been designed to help alleviate …

Stevenswood, which is part of the Customade Group, has introduced Yale security products at a number of its trade counters throughout the UK. Stevenswood offers top quality windows, doors and conservatories through its growing national network of trade counters. Ten of these counters now stock the Yale Doormaster™ range of …

E & SW Knowles, are continuing to bolster their business after significantly investing in their processes, equipment and workforce as part of wider expansion plans. The Birmingham-based business has just spent £ 250,000 on a brand new State of the art coating line, which will improve the quality of the …

eAn awards scheme acknowledging the work of heating and plumbing apprentices across the UK has launched.  The ‘Apprentice of the Month’ awards aims to champion the great work apprentices do on a daily basis and encourage young people to be proud of the industry they work in. Open from June …

Britain’s logistics industry has issued a stark call to the government today – give us the information we need to keep the nation’s trade moving efficiently post-Brexit or face delays and shortages of the products and services the UK relies on. Speaking at the Keep Britain Trading conference in London …

New powers to deliver more homes through the creation of New Town Development Corporations should be seen as an opportunity to set the standard in housing design, according to Forticrete. Under the rules, which were announced last week, councils will be able to seek government’s approval to launch a New …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is looking to develop more multiple mixed-use schemes in London that incorporate residential properties as well as builders merchants. The company is reviewing options at a number of its 182 London branches and has four developments in the pipeline. Three are existing Travis Perkins sites that …

Snows Timber’s Glastonbury Distribution Centre has installed a bio-mass boiler to cut carbon emissions and improve efficiency. The boiler runs on offcuts from the distribution centre’s sawmills and produces a fraction of the carbon emissions caused by fossil fuels. It runs at 90 per cent efficiency, causing significantly less waste …