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IBMG take on Pavestone Rally for charity

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The Independent Builders Merchant Group is supporting a team for this year’s Pavestone Rally, the team will set off in a £460 London taxi brought from eBay. The charity rally sets off in September, its aim is to raise money for four charities and awards competitors with points for various …

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Selby Town builds for the future with Selco

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Selco Builders Warehouse will be supporting Selby Town for the 2023-24 campaign when the first team will play at step six of the non-League pyramid in the Northern Counties East League Division One. Selco will be providing the club with free materials for planned improvements to the Fairfax Plant Hire …

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Robert Price makes donation to Wild Blossom Forest School

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Robert Price Builders Merchants donated timber to Wild Blossom Forest School, a nature-based learning social enterprise that aims to encourage a deeper connection with nature through activities, lessons and play. Open to kids of all ages during school hours, holidays, weekends and evenings, Wild Blossom Forest School focuses on education, …

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Williams Trade Supplies hosts visit with Home Secretary

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Williams Trade Supplies Ltd hosted a constituency visit by Home Secretary Suella Braverman at its site in Fareham, Hampshire. The MP for Fareham was welcomed by Ray Stafford, Martin Brown and Alex Peacock from Williams and Brett Amphlett from the Builders Merchants Federation. As Mrs Braverman toured the trade counter …

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BMJ INDUSTRY AWARDS 2023: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

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The votes have been counted and verified for the BMJ Industry Awards 2023. The eventual winners will be revealed at the Gala Lunch at the Grand Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, on Thursday September 28th. To make sure you are there, go to https://bmjindustryawards.co.uk/tickets/ to book your tables and …

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HighDrive by Height for Hire survey reveals perceptions of tradespeople

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HighDrive by Height for Hire has revealed the consumer confidence in the building industry, in a survey of over 3,000 UK adults. The findings reveal that almost half of respondents, 48%, said they viewed the typical tradesperson as hard-working, while 21% considered them to be professional and 20% said they …

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Selco help to extend and refurbish Sikh temple

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Selco Builders Warehouse has announced it will help extend and refurbish a Sikh temple in Birmingham. The merchant is providing the products and materials for temporary toilets to be constructed to enable the building to stay operational while the work is carried out. Ranjit Singh, a committee member of the …

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Covers donates lorries to Ukraine

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Covers, Timber and builders merchants, announces it is donating three lorries to the humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA, and launching a £50,000 campaign with UKtoUkraine. Covers’ Mercedes rigid crane lorries, plus a forklift and tracked recovery vehicle, will be making the journey to be handed over on the Poland  and …

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Encon invests in health and safety with RoSPA membership

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The Encon Group, an independent distributor of building solutions, announces it has joined the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The move represents the distributor’s commitment to reducing accidents in the workplace, this is in keeping with the company’s ethos of “Raising the Standard” – investing in a RoSPA …

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CCF invests in ecofriendly fuel

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CCF, a drywall and ceiling product distributor, announces it has invested in a sustainable fuel source to cut carbon emissions across its delivery fleet. The distributor will be using hydrotreated vegetable oil to make deliveries, the move to a more sustainable fuel source is part of its commitment to reduce …

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