Tag Archives: Band of Builders

Heating manufacturer Glow-worm has announced a new 12-month corporate sponsorship agreement with construction industry charity, Band of Builders. Band of Builders is a UK-registered charity that supports tradespeople, construction workers and their families during times of crisis, operating a 24-hour wellbeing and crisis support service on which construction workers can …

Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has teamed up with national construction charity Band of Builders (BoB) to donate a new Ilfracombe kitchen, in Ash Green and Terracotta, to a couple in Bishop’s Stortford. Builder Mike Shrimpton and wife Christine had been living in a caravan near their property as they …

Travis Perkins and Tarmac Blue Circle have completed their nationwide tour of the Band of Builders’ Big Brew initiative. More than 30 Travis Perkins branches hosted Big Brew events in 2025. The initiative was designed to provide a safe space for construction workers and tradespeople to take a break, talk …

Tarmac Blue Circle has sponsored the latest project by volunteers from Band of Builders (BoB), a charity which completes practical projects to help members of the UK construction industry and their families who are battling illness or injury.  Stevie Taylor, a teenager from Rotherham diagnosed with Battens Disease at the …

The Big Brew Tour, a partnership between Tarmac Blue Circle and Band of Builders, is visiting Travis Perkins branches, providing tradespeople with a space to connect, share, and talk openly about mental health over a cup of tea and a friendly chat. Whether its sharing experiences, discussing challenges, or taking …

KNIPEX UK has raised over £1,000 for construction charity Band of Builders  with a series of sponsored walks throughout July. The initiative, driven by staff from across the business, saw colleagues walking individually, with their dogs, or during office lunch breaks, to a total of 450 miles, the distance from …

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. The sun may be shining, the  days may still be long enough for a cheeky sundowner in the pub beer garden after work, but, flick onto the BBC News …

Padlock manufacturers Squire has joined the list of Associate Supporters of the Band of Builders charity. As an Associate Supporter, Squire will able to support Band of Builders’ upcoming projects, donating high-quality security solutions and helping to transform homeowners’ security. Band of Builders works across the UK transforming the lives …

A group of volunteer have come together to finish a building project at the home of a North Lanarkshire roofer who was left unable to complete the work after suffering life-changing injuries in a fall from scaffolding. Jim Gallacher, 53, from Bellshill, had begun constructing a small extension at the …

Government told to get tough on thieves who break into tradespeople’s vehicles – after charity van was broken into for the second time this year. The CEO of a national construction charity is demanding the government gets tough on criminals who target tradespeople’s vehicles – often stealing thousands of pounds …