The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is joining forces with Construction Youth Trust and funding ‘The Lighthouse Learner Project' which will offer 20 disadvantaged young people to access training and employment opportunities in the construction industry.
Read More »North East heating bosses in the running for prestigious awards
Two North East-based heating and plumbing entrepreneurs are in the running for prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) awards.
Read More »Football legends join Rudridge for seven-a-side sports event
Employees from civil engineering and groundworks materials distributor Rudridge swapped hard hats for football boots when they hosted their eighth annual seven-a-side sports event at Southampton FC’s Premier League stadium.
Read More »Keyline employee celebrates 10 years of service
An employee at Keyline in Northampton has celebrated the impressive milestone of ten years of service at the business. Keith Ward. Transport manager Keith Ward, who originally joined the civils and drainage supplier as a driver in 2007 and was promoted to his current position last September, was presented …
Read More »Keyline secures back-to-back awards
Keyline, the UK's leading specialist supplier of civils and drainage solutions, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s health and safety champions after winning yet another top award. The company has received a gold RoSPA Occupational ...
Read More »Timber leader Södra Wood announces new HQ
Södra Wood Ltd, formerly Crown Timber, is relocating its UK and Irish operations to a new flagship HQ in the Office Park in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. From June 12th 2017, the move will see more than 40 staff working in an integrated environment dealing with the £120 million sales the UK and Ireland generates.
Read More »Four megatrends which will shape the built environment over the next 10 years
Four powerful megatrends will shape how public and private spaces will be designed, built and used over the next ten years, according to a report from Marshalls, the UK supplier of hard landscaping materials.
The report, ...
Read More »Gibbs & Dandy bid to keep Chas Lowe history alive
A trading sign for the former Knebworth builders merchant Chas Lowe & Sons is to be erected at Gibbs & Dandy in Stevenage, in a tribute to Lowe’s history in the community.
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Covers welcomes students to Chichester mill
Sussex-based timber merchants Covers welcomed a party of students to its Quarry Lane, Chichester site to give them an insight into the workings of a modern sawmill.
Read More »BWF sends strong message to councils & social landlords following Grenfell Tower fire
Less than a year since fire door safety campaigners turned a spotlight on high rise tower blocks, the country wakes to news of the devastating inferno at Grenfell Tower, West London.
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