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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 …

Suppliers from across the industry recently came together to take part in Jewson’s dragon boat race tournament, one of the national builders’ merchant’s annual fundraising events for its two official charity partners, Band of Builders and Whiteleys Retreat. Taking place for a third consecutive year, more than 400 people – …

A national construction charity is marking this year’s World Mental Health Day by renewing its efforts to signpost tradespeople and construction workers to places where they can get support for their mental health. This is made all the more important in the wake of the devastating collapse of major construction …

Mental health in the construction industry is set to be top of the agenda in 57 Jewson branches and JPS hubs across the country next week, as they collaborate to host The Big Brew. Designed to raise awareness of mental health challenges in the construction industry, The Big Brew is …

Hendy Van and Truck has pledged its support for national charity, Band of Builders; for the next 12 months, the charity will have use of two vans to help in its work to deliver life enhancing projects. Hendy head of business Performance, David Graham, said the Ford Transit Custom and …

The family of a stroke victim from Newport have thanked volunteers from national construction charity Band of Builders (BoB), who have built him a ground-floor extension so he can sleep in his own bedroom for the first time in more than two years. Keith Parry, 70, has only left his …