A charitable foundation run by building services components supplier, Brymec, has teamed up with Fields of Life to build the first of many wells that will deliver a sustainable source of clean water for villages and communities in East Africa that currently have to walk for miles each day to collect water.
Read More »Baxi proves it’s a master of marketing with award win
Baxi has scooped the Business to Business Award at this year’s Masters of Marketing Awards for its online installer scheme, Baxi Works.
Read More »Ibstock Brick hosts Uzbekistan Ambassador visit
Ibstock Brick hosted a visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom last week (Friday 6 October).
Read More »Private housing demand fuels builders’ merchant sales growth
New data released by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) presents a direct contrast with the latest ONS Construction Index data.
Read More »HPS’ GOSH donations reach £500,000
Plumbers merchant HPS has raised over half a million pounds for Great Ormand Street Hospital since it started its connection with the charity in 2005.
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Jewson lays foundations for construction careers
Builders merchant Jewson was one of the names behind Foundations 2017, an event designed to promote the construction industry to young people when they leave education.
Read More »TP staff get on their bikes for charity
Over six days from September 11 to 16, a team of more than 500 cyclists from Travis Perkins embarked on the Tour de TP a route across South Wales and the South West that visited 128 branches and covered 1,400 miles.
Read More »£700 Raised at Wirquin’s Birthday Celebrations
Family run sanitary equipment manufacturer, Wirquin, has held a special family factory tour and party to raise funds and celebrate their 40th birthday. It was just one of a number of events they have run during the year to raise money for causes like The Children’s Hospital Charity.
Read More »Robert Bosch UK Holdings Limited has acquired a minority share in online supplier BOXT Limited
Robert Bosch UK Holdings has become a minority shareholder in BOXT Limited, based in Leeds.
Read More »HBA: Reforming planning vital to building more council houses
During her speech at Conservative Party Conference, Theresa May announced that the Government will spend an additional £2 billion to create “a new generation of council houses to help fix our broken housing market.”
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