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The current skills shortage is one of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry today, as the sector continues to struggle in meeting the demand for skilled professionals.

This years fourth Annual Parker Building Supplies Charity Golf Day, trade morning and celebratory dinner, has matched last year’s record breaking sum and raised an amazing £25,000 in aid of their partner charity, Teenage Cancer Trust.

This October, National Home Security Month (NHSM) is returning for its fifth consecutive year, highlighting the importance of home security to British consumers nationwide.

Eight of nine successful TFT Woodexperts’ students from major timber merchant James Latham plc received their Level 4 Certificates in Wood Science & Technology in a special ceremony held at Leicestershire County Cricket Club on 31st July.

Tim Rowbottom of Collier & Catchpole Ltd has been elected to the Board of the Builders Merchants Federation with effect from 1^st September 2017. He replaces Kevin Fenlon of RGB who stepped down due to work commitments having served a three-year term of office.

Sales for UK builders merchants remained positive during the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest data from the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index.

Nicole Sykes, Head of EU Negotiations at the CBI will look at the implications of Brexit at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Members’ Day in September.

Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders has called for the Government’s Housing White Paper to be actioned as soon as possible.

The first apprentices to be hired under the Builders Merchants Federation’s accredited Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA), start work this month.

Builders merchant Jewson has signed up to be a sponsor of a major regional sports awards programme.