Tag Archives: DIY SOS

Nick Knowles, presenter of BBC TV’s DIY SOS will be the keynote speaker at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Young Merchants Conference this year. The event takes place on Wednesday 7 October, during UK Construction Week at the NEC, Birmingham. Knowles, who spoke at the BMF’s All-Industry Conference in Dubrovnik last …

When homeless and vulnerable young people in Blackburn need help, they turn to Nightsafe, a local charity which offers them a caring and supportive environment to keep them safe from harm at critical times in their lives. In October, working alongside BBC Children in Need and DIY SOS: The Big …

Bushboard Evolve, solid-core laminate worksurface has been chosen for DIY SOS Big Build.  The ever-popular BBC makeover show that brings communities together to improve the homes and lives of disadvantaged individuals and families was in Corby Northamptonshire during October.  This time the show needed help for 16 year old Jordan …

The Scunthorpe branch of Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has donated a large amount of materials to a deserving local family to support the BBC’s flagship renovation show, ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’. The DIY SOS team transformed the home of Caroline Blanchard and her two children, Paige and Reece, following …

Prime-time TV personality Nick Knowles is the final speaker to be confirmed for the BMF All-Industry Conference in Dubrovnik in June. For many, Knowles is the face of construction on TV.  While boasting no skills of his own, he presents one of the nation’s best-loved transformation programmes where trades come together …

Sliding and folding door hardware manufacturer – P C Henderson – has donated its Rustic 80 sliding barn door hardware to the hit BBC home renovation series  ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’. The company’s marketing team recently attended the ‘Big Reveal’ in North Shields, UK to welcome the family into …