Tool supply company Toolstation has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to support the charity's Flood Rescue Team.
Read More »Travis Perkins bankrupt customer went on spending spree
A bankrupt customer of builders merchant Travis Perkins drank and gambled his way through £20,000, despite owing money to the builders merchant and the bank.
Read More »Feed-in-Tarrifs ‘distorting the market’ says Worcester
The Feed-in Tariff scheme is distorting the market for solar technology and urgently requires rebalancing, according to Worcester Bosch's Neil Schofield.
Read More »Baxi call centre receives top accolade
UK boiler manufacturer Baxi Group's after sales operation heateam has been ranked seventh in the 2010 Top 50 Call Centres for Customer Service.
Read More »CSR could cost half a million jobs
Next Wednesday's Comprehensive Spending Review see be the start of the loss of 100,000 building jobs, according to accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Read More »Builders merchant raises £15,000 in Snowdon challenge
Builders merchant Andrew Craig from Tarvis Perkins is climbing Mount Snowdon every week this year in aid of the Breast cancer Campaign. So far he has raised £15,000.
Read More »BMF takes construction message to party conferences
The Builders Merchants' Federation and other construction voices joined forces and took their Get Britain Building - Plan B message to the recent political party conferences.
Read More »Housing minister promises to cut red tape for housebuilding
Housing minister Grant Shapps yesterday pledge to cut red tape and make it easier for developers to build homes.
Read More »Plumb Center launches iPhone App
Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister merchant Parts Center, part of Wolseley UK, have launched an iPhone App.
Read More »Bence scoops business award
Paul Bence, the new managing director of independent builders merchant George Bence & Sons has been awarded Young Business Person of the Year.
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