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Jewson has been confirmed as the headline sponsor for the On The Tools Awards 2025, renewing its commitment the awards show . The event, hosted later this year in Birmingham, is set to honour the UK’s skilled tradespeople and contributions across a range of professions. As headline sponsor, Jewson also …

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today (June 17) launched its Construction Workforce Outlook 2025–29, a report which sets out the workforce needs of the UK construction sector over the next five years. Previously named the Construction Skills Network report, the Workforce Outlook reflects a broader understanding of the …

Waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk are warning business owners of the need to protect their commercial waste as thefts of skips and roll-on roll-offs (RoRos) are on the rise due to the price of steel and aluminium. The waste management company advise that in some cases, businesses may be liable for …

The Halifax House Price Index, the UK’s longest running monthly house price series, released its index for May 2025 last week. From data covering the whole country going back to January 1983, a “standardised” house price is calculated and property price movements on a like-for-like basis (including seasonal adjustments) are …

Builders merchants trade organisation the Builders Merchants Federation held its bi-annual All-Industry Conference in Barcelona last weekend (June 12-15th), focusing on how the industry can collaborate to build for the future. With the headline Building Tomorrow Together, the event, which was headline-sponsored by ACO, was hosted by Mark Durden-Smith, returning …

Independent builders merchant buying organisation NMBS has announced the dates and venue for its bi-annual Conference, which will be held in Spain from June 11-14 2026. The theme for the conference, which will be hosted by TV presenter Jake Humphrey, is Beyond the Expected. NMBS commercial director Andy Hextall launched …

Howdens will give away free tool marking kits to tradespeople at two depots in Kent at Gillingham and Strood on Wednesday 18th June as part of its national Big Howdens Trade Day as a move to help prevent tool theft in the area. Tool theft is an increasing issue for …

Queen’s Crescent School in Wiltshire has been donated an interactive smart screen by Grant UK. The smart screen has been welcomed by both the teachers and pupils, supporting the delivery of engaging learning as well as supporting the school’s wider computing programmes. The 75” smart interactive touchscreen display, which the …

This July, over 80 tradespeople from across the UK will descend on Essex for TradeWars 2025 — the UK’s only invite-only paintball and camping experience dedicated to tradesmen and women. Now in its fourth year  Talon first got involved as A product partner in 2023, when just 10 gas engineers …

On Thursday 19th June, staff from Manchester based family business HMG Paints will be setting their sights high as they take on the British Three Peaks Challenge. This challenge, which takes course over 3 full days, will see staff raise funds for their three chosen charities of 2025. This upcoming …