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RGB helps students build for the future

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The Plymouth branch of RGB Building Supplies recently sponsored the Skills Group Learner of the Month programme and rewarded young people who are starting out on their construction careers. Property maintenance student Maisie Walton, bricklaying learner Callum Patrick, carpentry student Aiden Taylor, and plastering learner Cerys Matthews all won Study …

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ETIM UK confirms panel for Digital Construction Week

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ETIM UK has confirmed the four speakers taking part in its panel discussion at Digital Construction Week 2023. Chaired by Dame Judith Hackitt, the panel will discuss building safety as a driver for digitalisation, and the need for standardised product data to enable and accelerate the process. Successful digitalisation requires …

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Stockgap reveals new identity

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Stockgap has announced the launch of its striking new brand identity which will be rolled out this Spring in a comprehensive programme including a new logo, packaging, marketing and merchandising materials. The eye-catching new identity and branding has been designed to reflect the distributor’s continued commitment to merchant customers and …

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£36M materials contract awarded to Travis Perkins Managed Services

Sam Leigh Managing Director of Lampton Services and Graham Short Regional Director South East London Travis Perkins Managed Services

The Residential Services division of Lampton Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Hounslow, has awarded a £36 million contract to Travis Perkins Managed Services for the procurement of building maintenance materials and services. The contract, which will run for up to six years, subject to agreement, …

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MKM invests in Mental Health with Workplace Responders

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MKM has launched a training program for staff seeking to become mental health workplace responders for their colleagues. Part of the merchant’s wider work in tackling poor mental health in the construction sector, MKM is aiming to put more than 70 staff through the FAQ Level 2 Award in Mental …

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Mannok and FLSmidth Celebrate World First Tech to Decarbonise Cement Production

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Mannok and FLSmidth are celebrating the successful implementation of the FUELFLEX® Pyrolyzer, a new combustion system which has almost eliminated the use of fossil fuel in the most carbon intensive stage of cement production at Mannok’s plant, reducing 240 tonnes of carbon emissions per day, whilst significantly reducing NOx emissions. …

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M.K.M Building Supplies Announces Strong Financial Performance

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M.K.M Building Supplies Limited, the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant, has announced full year results for the period ended 30th  September 2022. Highlights: • 24% increase in annual revenues to £818m (2021: £658) • 7.3% increase in profits, in line with expectations, to £91m • 12 additional branches added during …

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Lords branches out into Chiltern Timber

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Builders merchant group Lords has bought Chiltern Timber Supplies Limited, an independent timber merchant operating from a single site in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The business, set up in 2013, specialises in providing hardwoods, special timber sections, timber landscaping products and veneered sheet material. It also operates a milling facility. For …

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Bradfords flies deliveries in by balloon

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    South West independent builder’s merchant Bradfords Building Supplies is launching a bold new delivery service, which will use a hot air balloon to drop goods to its customers.  Bradfords Air Delivery will allow customers to receive their orders from the skies and, while the service will be weather-dependent, the …

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Inta colours up for Coronation plumbing

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Plumbing equipment manufacturer Inta, the company behind the pioneering colour coded filter for heat pump installations is celebrating the King’s Coronation with a special limited edition filter in Royal Purple, complete with gold plated fittings. The standard heat pump filter from Inta has a finer mesh and a grey body to …

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