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James Freedman, the only person to have picked the pocket of the Governor of the Bank of England, the Prime Minister, and His Majesty the King, will be demonstrating his encyclopaedic knowledge of deception at the BMF All Industry Conference 2023. They say it takes a thief to catch a …

Jewson completed the ’Taking on the Thames’ challenge on October 14, raising money for its two charity partners, Band of Builders and Barnardo’s. 44 Jewson team members undertook the 26.2-mile walk, which started at the Jewson Staines branch on Gresham Road at 7am, and ended at London’s O2 Arena later …

Keystone Live is continuing its webinar series holding its third and fourth debates this November. Featuring expert speakers and covering a range of topics and issues, the last two debates will focus on how the industry is tackling climate change and designing with non-combustible materials. On November 3, the webinar …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has called on the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to support a national retrofit strategy that would create 500,000 new jobs across the UK and help achieve the country’s Net Zero ambitions by 2050. Over 120 people attended the BMF’s Annual Parliamentary Reception at the House …

Selco Builders Warehouse has made further progress on its sustainability journey by undertaking a major installation of solar panels at a branch for the first time. Selco’s Barking branch has benefitted from the installation of more than 220 solar panels, which is already generating up to 40 per cent of …

Berkshire-based builders merchant, FORT is the latest recruit to buying group h&b. Formed just before the start of the pandemic, FORT has grown rapidly and is now looking forward to the buying deals and other services that h&b offers to continue its success. FORT Builders Merchant was established in January …

Travis Perkins Hire is refreshing its plant safety handover videos. The refresh is being done to support the introduction of new machinery that will be available from Travis Perkins Hire. The videos will be available on Travis Perkins Hire drivers’ handsets, and after being transported to site, it is a …

McGovern & Co. is celebrating reaching a milestone of eight million bricks supplied in the two years since its acquisition by a growth strategy firm. Established in the North-East for more than 70 years, McGovern & Co. was acquired in September 2020 by Yorkshire-based growth specialists, Alpaca. Since then, the …

Following the almost £2.25 million investment in the past 12 months, Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) has invested a further £250K in equipment. The firm has recently taken delivery of two new heavy-duty vehicles to help improve efficiencies at both its Burton and Lochmaben sites. The two Doosan DL280 wheel loaders, …

TIMCO is on track to launch 1,000 new product lines in 2022. This range expansion comes in the landmark 50th anniversary year for the Nantwich-based company, which now supplies a total of more than 8,000 products for the construction and industrial sectors. The latest product launches include the addition of …