Tag Archives: Charity

‘Keyline Come Dancing’ raises £25K for Prostate Cancer UK

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The UK’s largest supplier of civils and drainage solutions, Keyline, has raised over £25,000 at its inaugural charity dance-off at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.     On July 7, Keyline’s senior leadership team and representatives from key suppliers paired with husbands, wives and partners to dance in front of 250 …

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Builders merchants raise £30k for Teenage Cancer Trust

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Teams from Chandlers Building Supplies, Parker Building Supplies and Fairalls Builders Merchants have joined forces to raise an incredible £30,000 for charity in just two days. The builders merchants, part of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), dedicated a huge charity golf day and gruelling cycle challenge to raise the …

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Buttle’s unveils outdoor living and landscaping display

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Buttle’s Timber and Builders’ Merchant has opened a dedicated outdoor living and landscaping display in Leighton Buzzard with the help of former World Heavyweight Champion of the World, Frank Bruno. Ian Church, managing director of Buttle’s, said: “Landscaping has become a big part of our business in recent years, and …

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Kick It With Keylite returns to raise mental health awareness

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Following the success of last year’s initiative, Kick It With Keylite returns for 2022 – bigger and better than before. This year, Keylite Roof Windows (Keylite) is challenging merchants and their customers to ‘Keep It Up’ in the name of raising money for Mates in Mind, a leading charity addressing …

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MKM King’s Lynn raises £2,233 for cancer charity

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The team at MKM King’s Lynn have raised £2,233 for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation as tribute to a former branch customer who died of the disease. The sum was raised via a cake morning and raffle held at the branch, which saw suppliers to the builder’s merchant donate …

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FMB raises over £2,000 for Ukraine humanitarian appeal

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Following a fundraising drive, staff at the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), have raised £2,340 in aid of emergency support for the people of Ukraine. The funds will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. The FMB, the largest trade body in the UK construction sector, representing …

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Aico takes on Derwen College to Lapland Challenge

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In support of the Derwen College Charity and the Agnes Hunt Village Project, Aico colleagues, both locally and across the UK, took part in the DC to Lapland Challenge. The Derwen College Charity was set up in support of the students at Derwen College with disabilities and learning difficulties. The …

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Covers donates more than £15,000 to hospices with festive fashion fun day

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Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has donated more than £15,000 to local hospices after taking part in Christmas Jumper Day. The staff at the company got into the festive spirit by wearing an array of seasonally inspired sweaters and jumpers in return for a £2.00 donation. Covers further bolstered funds …

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ERA donates £8,000 to Hope House children’s hospices

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ERA, the Wolverhampton-based security expert, is donating £8,000 to Hope House Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices, and making it the company’s nominated charity for 2021, for the second year running. Hope House Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices supports families in Shropshire, Cheshire, Mid and North Wales who are either caring for a …

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Buildbase and Reconomy partner up to help the homeless this Christmas

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Buildbase and Reconomy, the UK’s leading provider of outsourced resource management and recycling services, have worked together to support homeless charities this Christmas by donating over 90,000 vending machine drinks. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic safe working restrictions, vending machines have not been operational in Buildbase branches and they had …

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