Tag Archives: Ukraine

Independent, family-run Midlands builders merchant Tippers has once again demonstrated its commitment to giving back as part of ‘The Tippers Way’ values. In a show of solidarity with Ukraine, the company has donated three generators through its Tool & Plant Hire division. These generators will provide critical emergency backup power …

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won I’m returning to a topic I’ve not touched on for a while, because there hasn’t seemed much to say apart from, how is this still going on? Let me start by going off at a tangent. …

Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? Smile, they said. Because things could always get worse. So I smiled. And lo and behold, things got worse. There are …

A man is known by the company he keeps Judge a man, not by what he says, but by what he does, by how he treats others. When Trump was named the Republican party candidate for the US Presidency, when it became clear that Joe Biden wasn’t a shoo-in for …

For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men I’m not sure what its official name is. But there’s a management technique (not followed by anyone I know, of course…) that is basically “be the biggest a-hole in …

 In times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one tribe. As we creep ever closer to the edge of the year, there are still so many issues that we thought might …

Covers has announced that its convoy has arrived at its destination in Lviv and the vital aid was handed over to humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA. The convoy contained three crane lorries, loaded with a forklift, tracked recovery vehicle, a Bobcat loader for rubble clearance and a container of donated …

Covers reports that its convoy of lorries has left its Chichester branch on its long journey, it has donated three crane lorries to the humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA to help Ukrainian civilians. Their eventual destinations are Bakhmut and Kherson, a journey of 1,800 miles. The lorries are loaded with …

Covers, Timber and builders merchants, announces it is donating three lorries to the humanitarian organisation Stay Safe UA, and launching a £50,000 campaign with UKtoUkraine. Covers’ Mercedes rigid crane lorries, plus a forklift and tracked recovery vehicle, will be making the journey to be handed over on the Poland  and …

The return of what has been stolen from us. The childhood of our children, the peaceful old ages of our parents. The year is 2035. The venue is the Fig and Duck Pub in the market town of Middle Whingeing. Yes, they do still have a few pubs – we’re …