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Eddie Partridge, key accounts manager at boiler maker Baxi, has realised a lifelong ambition by riding a thoroughbred racehorse in a horse race.

Builders merchant buying co-operative Unimer held its first Supplier Conference last week (October 13).

Plumbers merchant PTS has opened its 175th trade counter outlet in five years.

Independent builders merchant Ridgeons celebrated its 100th birthday with a dedicated thanksgiving service at St. Andrew's Church in Cambridge.

Tim Farron MP officially opened the first green energy centre franchise at Builders Supply Co's branch in Kendal on October 5.

Anne Ganley, chief executive of Sunderland independent builders merchant Thompson Building Centres has been honoured by Sunderland City Council.

A lorry loader working for builders merchant Jewson has been fined after another worker was crushed in the brick clamp of the lorry loader, leaving him with serious internal injuries.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) have jointly produced a DVD covering the most common applications and uses of lorry loaders, with a strong emphasis on basic operating skills and awareness of the associated hazards.

Eleven managers from builders merchant Travis Perkins raised £3,000 by trekking through the Lake District in aid of charity recently.

Shower manufacturer Mira introduced its apprenticeship scheme in 1966 and celebrated the 45th anniversary with a reunion party at the town's local football club, as more than 300 people have passed through the course.