Customers, colleagues and suppliers at Selco Builders Warehouse are standing up to cancer to help raise more than £150,000 for its nominated charity in 2023. A packed year of fundraising activity from the builders merchant has seen Selco raise the mammoth total for its charity partner Cancer Research UK. Alison …
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Long Rake Spar has appointed Shane McCormick as its national sales manager for its Natural Selection brand. Prior to his appointment at Long Rake Spar, McCormick has worked in the landscape industry for over 20 years. His wealth of experience and expertise led Shane to hold senior roles at Marshalls, …
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Alsford, the South East independent timber and builder’s Merchant, has won the National Supplier of the Year award from Bewley Homes. The Pride of Bewley Awards were launched by Bewley Homes in 2022, to celebrate colleagues and suppliers who go above and beyond in delivering exceptional performance for the award-winning …
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Travis Perkins is opening a new branch in Snetterton at Ada Cole Avenue on December 4; its new branch is set to create 14 jobs and is 2.29 acres in size. Its Snetterton branch will also include a brand new Benchmarx kitchen display showroom offering customers a wide range of …
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Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) has secured a new three-year contract worth £1m with Housing Solutions, a provider of affordable homes in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Delivering on the supply and storage of the building materials required to develop and maintain Housing Solutions’ portfolio, JPS will be supporting residents in properties ranging …
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JDP (John Davidson Pipes), a leading provider of drainage pipe systems and water management solutions, has announced the promotion of Laura Thomson to National Operations Manager. In her new senior management role, Thomson will strategically head up the JDP merchant branch network focussing on developing her teams, including the new …
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Colleagues at a leading decorating and DIY specialist raised more than £6,000 for charity by walking 15 miles across London. A team of more than 20 from Leyland SDM put their best foot forward to trek for seven hours from Mile End to Kingston upon Thames in aid of The …
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Selco Builders Warehouse’s Tyseley branch donated £500 of art materials to KidsOut, a national charity that works with some of the 200,000 children who have left abusive homes to seek sanctuary in a refuge. The materials from Hobbycraft were used at KidsOut’s Christmas party recently, where there were craft activities …
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BCIS’s chief economist, Dr David Crosthwaite, has responded to the Autumn Statement by labelling it as “underwhelming” for the construction industry. The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) provide cost and carbon data to the built environment industry. Crosthwaite said: “In light of the OBR’s central forecast being downgraded, the Autumn …
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Actis has been working with the Structural Timber Association to create a technical document which will help architects, engineers and builders comply with more stringent building regulations as we head towards the 2025 Future Homes Standard. The 58-page booklet, available to STA members, contains details on how to minimise heat …
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