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Avon Timber celebrates 10th Annual Charity Golf Day

Family Run Independent Timber Merchants Celebrate 10th Annual Charity Golf Day

Family-run Avon Timber Merchants celebrated its 10th Annual Charity Golf Day at Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club, raising £10,000 for local charity Evelyn’s Gift. Bringing together suppliers and customers for a day of friendly competition and giving back, this year’s milestone event welcomed 26 sponsors and 76 participants. A total …

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Cordiners awarded Royal Warrant

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Timber and Builders merchant James Cordiner & Son Limited, of Aberdeen, has been awarded a Royal Warrant for goods supplied to His Majesty The King. A 5th generation family owned and run business, Cordiners is one of the oldest family businesses in Scotland. Managing Director Stuart J A Cordiner said “I was …

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Site Equipment Ltd celebrates 50 year anniversary

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Site Equipment Ltd (SEL) is celebrating its 50th anniversary of serving the construction and civil engineering industries. Founded by John Williams in 1973 in Avonmouth, Bristol, SEL is an established supplier of excavation support equipment and temporary groundworks solutions; during the past five decades, the company has worked across projects …

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NMBS achieves apprenticeship milestone

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NMBS has achieved its target to recruit 60 apprentices in its 60th Anniversary year – and is now set on reaching 100 new recruits by February 2024. The apprentices are studying at NMBS members including Gardner and Scardifield Ltd, YARD Direct and Silverton Builders Merchants Ltd, as well as other …

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Brian Conley hosts NMBS 60th anniversary celebration

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NMBS has announced it has celebrated its 60th anniversary; at its annual Dinner Dance which took place on October 28 2023, in the Great Room at Grosvenor House in London. NMBS chief executive officer Chris Hayward took to the stage to welcome guests and thank them for their continued support …

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Selco Bradford celebrates 15-year anniversary

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Selco has announced it is celebrating its 15-year anniversary of its Bradfords branch, lord mayor councillor Gerry Baker was invited to join-in the celebrations. It also held a charity raffle and a cake sale, in aid of Cancer Research UK, while there was a special darts competition held for customers …

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Tarmac celebrates 120-year anniversary

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Tarmac is celebrating its 120th year anniversary since it was founded in 1903 by Edgar Hooley, the Nottinghamshire surveyor who perfected how to make roads “stick”. Originally founded as the Tarmacadam Patent Syndicate Limited in 1903, Tarmac quickly became synonymous with roads and supported the national effort in both the …

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BMF announces its Young Achiever and Marketing Awards shortlist

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The Builders Merchants Federation has announced its shortlists for its 10th annual Young Achiever Awards, and for a new award for Marketing Excellence – the winners will be announced at its BMF Annual Conference and Awards dinner on September 21. The BMF Young Achiever Awards are open to anyone under …

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Employee from family of brickyard workers celebrates 50 years’ service

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At its Annual Long Service Awards ceremony, held at St. Ermin’s Hotel in London, leading building products manufacturer Forterra celebrated Peterborough employee Keith Coulson, who represents the third-generation of Coulsons to have worked for the company. Coulson began his career in 1972, but has memories of the old brickyard from …

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Covers aims to raise £30,000 for local hospices

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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is aiming to raise £30,000 for hospices across the south of England during the company’s annual Help for Hospices week. Between September 12-16, Covers’ 14 depots will be fundraising for 11 hospices that provide vital care and support to people in the communities where they …

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