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Leyland’s Hackney store has donated 100s of pounds worth of materials to its local food bank, Hackney Foodbank, which has moved to a new warehouse; its donations included: masonry paint and rollers, brooms, garden shears and shovels. The charity recently re-located its main warehouse and offices from Hoxton to the …

Plumb Centre, part of Wolseley Group, has announced its launch of its new membership scheme, PlumbPro. The merchant’s scheme, which is now available to its new and existing customers, has been built and developed from customer and industry research to deliver benefits and perks specifically for installers within the plumbing …

Voting is open in the 2024 BMJ Industry Awards. Head over to www.bmjindustryawards.co.uk/vote to make your choice, and ensure that the people, brands and companies that you think deserve to be lauded receive their rightful plaudits. The BMJ Industry Awards 2024 is produced in partnership with the Institute of Builders …

Civil engineering specialists Wrekin Products has launched Geoworks, a new standalone division for its geosynthetics range. Geoworks encompasses all of Wrekin’s existing geosynthetics offerings, including geotextiles, geogrids, geomembranes, geomats, geocells, and geocellular paving. Geoworks continues to offer a wide range of geosynthetic solutions for various industries, making their catalogue more …

Taylor Wimpey Logistics (TWL), the supply chain logistics business of Taylor Wimpey UK, has joined the BMF (the Builders Merchant Federation) as an Affiliate Member. Taylor Wimpey is one of the UK’s leading national homebuilders, operating at a local level from 22 regional businesses, with a purpose to build great …

 Exeter’s tradespeople of the future are being backed in the next steps of their careers by Selco Builders Warehouse. The builders merchant has donated thousands of pounds of materials to college students carrying out trade and construction courses around the country. Amongst the beneficiaries have been students of Exeter College …

Premier Forest Products and customer Ian Williams Carpentry have donated to a social enterprise flower farm at Hartcliffe City Farm, Bristol. The South Wales businesses, have donated three picnic benches for use in the flower farm, which is run by Heart of BS13. Heart of BS13 is a local charity …

Gerald Jones, the Labour Party candidate for the seat of Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, saw first-hand how the building materials’ supply chain is evolving to support environmental responsibility in construction, and responding to the net zero carbon challenge, in a visit to Aberfan builders merchant Hughes Forrest. Jones was welcomed …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation wants to see a fresh impetus from the next government is needed in support of the building industry to speed up the delivery of quality new homes of all types and tenures, and to implement an effective programme of energy efficient retrofit …

Jewson has opened the doors to its newly refurbished branch in Woking, introducing its ‘Branch of the Future’ concept to the region. As part of parent company STARK Building Materials UK’s “Trust in Better” strategy, Jewson is implementing an investment programme to optimise its branch network across the nation, including …