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Band of Builders has helped construct the award winning “Constructing Minds” garden, it won two awards and incorporates materials found at construction sites. The garden went on show at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, in July, where it was awarded the Best Show Garden and an RHS Silver Gilt …

Trainee bricklayer Luke, 17, was in his second year of a bricklaying at Otley College when he suffered an aneurysm, known as an arteriovenous malformation. Luke has spent time in hospitals and rehabilitation centres before moving to the Sue Ryder Neurological Care Centre, The Chantry, around 18 months ago. Tony …

A national builders’ charity has expanded the support it offers to tradespeople after figures indicated that the suicide rate amongst construction workers in the UK has increased for the fifth year in a row. Figures from the team at Glasgow Caledonian University’s (GCU) Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre – …

National construction charity Band of Builders has announced the projects that it plans to deliver this year to help members of construction industry who are battling illness or injury, making a life-changing difference to them and their families. The organisation, affectionately known as BoB, is gearing up for at least …

Band of Builders (BoB) has delivered a milestone £1m worth of projects to help tradespeople battling illness or injury, making a life-changing difference to them and their families. The organisation, founded in 2016, has a 50,000-strong community of volunteers and supporters. Its 27th project takes the equivalent cost of labour …

Huddersfield-based Big Red Construction has become the headline sponsor of this year’s Big Brew campaign. The campaign encourages construction industry workers and tradespeople to come together to support one another, and remove the taboo around mental health in the sector. Big Red Construction was only founded just over five years …

Leading plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin has completed the first project in a new relationship with Band of Builders to support tradespeople in need. Band of Builders is a registered charity that provides support for members of the construction industry who are facing life-changing health issues. Since it was created …

Band of Builders has answered the call to adapt the home of a former bricklayer, Kevin McGowan who has been bed-bound for a decade due to a rare neurological disorder. McGowan, a 65-year-old father of six from Toomebridge, County Antrim, was told his life expectancy could be as little as …

Band of Builders (BoB) is reaching out to tradespeople who are experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, relationship issues, self-harm, feeling suicidal or any other trauma to encourage them to take the all-important first step of seeking help, which is tailored for those in the construction industry. Construction workers in crisis are …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), are pleased to welcome the Band of Builders as their latest associate member. Band of Builders is a registered charity set up to help members of the UK construction industry battling illness or injury, through practical projects. Originally formed in 2016, BoB now has nearly …