Plumbing and Heating Merchant Index (PHMI) report shows that sales through specialist and heating merchants were up 3.3% compared to a year ago – this is a result of an increase in a price and not volume of sales. Compared to September, October value sales were up 12.4%. Volume sales …
Read More »CKI appoints new head of marketing
Carl Kammerling International (CKI), the home of C.K Tools, has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Mark Grayson Wood as head of marketing. He will oversee a comprehensive marketing strategy to showcase the craftmanship and durability of new and innovative products across CKI brands including C.K Tools, Clipacore …
Read More »CRASH announces new chair to Board of Trustees
Construction industry charity, CRASH announced changes to its Board of Trustees who will lead the charity to continuing success in 2024. CRASH relies entirely on the construction industry to help homelessness charities and hospices across the UK with their vital construction and refurbishment projects. Its Board of nine Trustees is …
Read More »Leyland SDM donates £3,500 to London’s poorest childern
Leyland SDM, which has 33 stores across the capital, has donated £3,500 to The Childhood Trust. The donation has been added to the £6,600 colleagues raised by walking 15 miles across London towards the end of last year, taking the overall total beyond £10,000. Martin Hastings, CEO at Leyland SDM, …
Read More »JB Kind Doors donates £6,300 to Burton & District Mind
UK door distributor JB Kind Doors has raised £6,300 for Burton & District Mind, after two years of charity fundraising. JB Kind’s team of 45 employees, always nominate their preferred choice of charity and back in January 2022, it was clear that they wished to support a charity which helped …
Read More »Russell Roof Tiles donates £7,400 to 10 charities
Russell Roof Tiles has spread festive cheer by donating £7,400 each to 10 local charities this Christmas; each of the charities, five close to each of its sites in Burton and Lochmaben were nominated by staff. They were each presented with a cheque at special events held at the company’s …
Read More »Crown and Wickes launches charitable partnership to strengthen commitment to local communities
Crown Paints and Wickes launch a charitable partnership which will see Crown Paints’ products donated to local community groups and organisations across the country. The initiative sees Crown become the official paint partner for the Wickes Community Programme, which launched in 2022 to help local charities and community organisations transform …
Read More »Crown Paint launches environmental strategy “Project Possible”
Crown Paints has dialled up its commitment to making a positive difference to people and the planet, with the launch of an ambitious environmental and social strategy, Project Possible. Project Possible focuses on five key areas around sustainability, charity, community, education and people & culture, with a series of sustainability and people focused …
Read More »Leyland SDM offers support to London’s homeless
Generous colleagues at leading decorating and DIY specialist Leyland SDM has helped spread some Christmas goodwill by donating food and clothes to homeless people in London. Leyland SDM donated over £1,200 to the charity ProjectGiving, which distributes food and essentials to some of London’s most needy. Kanchan Patel, who is …
Read More »Calls to create construction industry mental health helpline double
A construction charity has seen a 105.5% increase in messages to its text helpline after the launch of an initiative to take the mental health message to construction sites and estates teams across the UK. Hays, the construction recruitment specialist, joined forces with the charity Band of Builders (BoB) in …
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