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Leading merchant group The IPG has announced its first conference and exhibition which is due to be held on the 3^rd November 2017 at Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands and will bring together IPG members and suppliers for a day and evening of business, networking and excitement.

To celebrate the first anniversary of The Room Works, a kitchen and bathroom showroom from RGB Building Supplies based in Exeter, Exeter City FC and the Exeter Chiefs rugby team battled it out during a charity bake-off on Wednesday 3rd May and, following a highly competitive showdown, City were crowned the baking champions.

Harry Redknapp launched the new and improved Elliotts’ Fordingbridge branch at a customer event last night.

The Builders Merchants Federation has published a new Training Solutions Prospectus, which details the full programme of specialist training support available for merchants and their suppliers.

A spokesperson for the UK’s leading manufacturer of heating and hot water technologies has praised a new incentive designed to encourage homeowners and landlords in Scotland to make energy and money-saving improvements to their properties.

Following an extensive search, rigorous judging panel and public vote, the winner of the UK’s Heating Installer Awards 2017 has been revealed.

The last ever Potterton boiler to come off the production line in parent company Baxi’s factory in Warwick has been put into retirement, 17 years after first being installed in the cellar of a Scotland home.

JELD-WEN, the UK’s leading manufacturer of timber windows, doors, and stairs, has sponsored and presented the Jewson Best Young Tradesperson of the Year 2017 competition, 18–24 category, which was awarded to winner Jack Allen, a 22-year-old carpenter from Glasgow.

Mike Pollard from ForgeFix has successfully completed the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon for charity.

John Nicholls Building and Plumbing Merchants have been awarded the Established Business Award at the Cherwell Business Awards.