I will be strange, stout, in yellow stockings, What do you get if you take a boiling hot May day, 180 golfers and assorted supporters and hangers-on, and a drive to do something positive for the future of the industry? You get the launch, earlier this year of the Maddie …
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September 18th is Maddie’s Day, when everyone across the industry is encouraged to wear something yellow, and share images of their best yellow selves across the social media to raise awareness of the Maddie Rose Foundation. The Foundation promotes and supports young people across the building material supplies sector, helping …
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On September 19, 2025, the building materials sector will burst into colour as the industry celebrates Maddie’s Day. This sector-wide celebration encourages participants to wear yellow as a way of shining a spotlight on the opportunities and career paths the industry offers to young people. How to get involved: Wear …
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The building materials sector turned yellow on September 20th – MaddiesDay – to raise money for, and awareness of, the Maddie Rose Campaign. Among the inititaives were a team from specialist civils merchant Keyline, who took to the streets of London on September 20 for a very special game of …
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Independent builders merchants Keith Builders Merchants, Lawsons, and Irish building materials supplier Kilwaughter Minerals were the big winners at the Achiever of the Year Awards held by the Builders Merchants Federation at the end of the annual BMF Members Day Conference and Awards last night. The BMF Young Merchant Achiever …
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment We talk a lot about the people in this industry, about how lovely and inclusive it is, about the positive relationships and friendships that are formed over the trade counter and …
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Maddie’s Day 2024 will take place on Friday September 20th, and the whole industry is urged to take part, to inspire the young generation and show support for the great work of the Maddie Rose Campaign. The Maddie Rose Campaign is dedicated to inspiring and supporting young people to …
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We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. We are at that time of year when school halls are filled with pupils opening envelopes to greater or lesser degrees of joy and relief, as they receive their A level and GCSE results. …
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