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Instantor has invested in a brand new, dedicated training and demonstration vehicle. The Instantor Mobile Training Academy will be visiting trade counters, merchants’ head offices and plumbing colleges, in the UK and Ireland, to carry out expert training and product demonstrations on-site.  The innovative mobile unit is designed to provide …

Work demands will impact the opportunity for 86% of tradespeople to spend time with friends and family this festive season according to new research from Direct Line business insurance. While late December is traditionally a time for family and relaxation, it’s a hectic time for many tradespeople, with more than …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is one of 32 trade and industry groups to sign an open letter coordinated by Family Business UK, which calls for a formal consultation on the planned changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR).  The letter highlights concerns that the reforms …

UAP Ltd, the Bury-based door hardware specialist, has Armadillo Metal Coatings, building on the success of UAP’s licensing of Armadillo’s Armasmart technology earlier this year, which led to the launch of the first hardware range that eliminates 99.98% of viruses, including COVID-19. The patented anti-viral and anti-microbial technology also prevents …

Building materials supplier Cemex has celebrated 1 million tonnes of alternative fuel used at its Rugby Cement Plant, thanks to its partnership with SUEZ recycling and recovery and its industry-leading Malpass farm facility.  The partnership has helped to reduce coal consumption by over 750,000 tonnes at the Rugby plant, in …

A Kingston upon Thames school is preparing to revamp its tired sports hall after scooping the top prize in a £10,000 London-wide contest. Malden Manor Primary School, on Sheephouse Way, was given some early Christmas cheer when it achieved the most votes in Leyland’s Big Community Makeover competition. The school …

A group of volunteer have come together to finish a building project at the home of a North Lanarkshire roofer who was left unable to complete the work after suffering life-changing injuries in a fall from scaffolding. Jim Gallacher, 53, from Bellshill, had begun constructing a small extension at the …

Home security, hardware and fenestration component providers, Access 360, ERA and Zoo Hardware have raised more than £6,000 for men’s health through Movember activity. Teams supported the annual fundraising drive by either growing a moustache or walking or running more than 60km across November. More than £3,500 in individual donations …

Members of the Navigator team recently have handed over more than £5,000 to the Sands, Bedfordshire charity, the results of a year’s worth of fundraising. SANDS is the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, existing to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of …

Toolstation has joined forces with Northampton Saints, Travis Perkins and social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) for its latest project, helping transform the Northampton Old Scouts RFC clubhouse with changing room refurbishment and ground maintenance. Predominantly used as a training and playing facility for Northampton Old Scouts rugby club, the …