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• Industry skills discussed at PHSP event

  Plumbing and heating organisations and other stakeholders gathered recently to discuss how the industry could work collectively to address training and skills issues.

• Gaia Underfloor Heating Sales Representative reaches new heights for charity

  Matthew Janney, Sales Representative for Gaia Underfloor Heating, has conquered the highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro.

• New branch managers appointed for Ridgeons branches in Cambridge

  Branch managers responsible for key Ridgeons branches in Cambridge have been appointed as the company embarks on a series of major new investments and changes in the city over the next seven months.

• Gary Clark covers Scottish region for Hargreaves

  Gary Clark has joined Hargreaves Foundry Drainage as Technical Sales Manager. 

• New AVS branch opens in Buckinghamshire

  AVS Fencing Supplies has announced the opening of its new branch near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

• Keyline’s South Wales branches raise £885 during charity golf day event

  Keyline’s South Wales branches raised a fantastic £885 for Prostate Cancer UK during their inaugural charity golf day held at Cottrell Park Golf Resort on Friday 15th September.

• Intrepid Ideal and Gledhill team raises £4,400 for Rainbows Hospice

  The vital work of the Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People will receive a donation of £4,400, after an intrepid team from Ideal Boilers and Gledhill Cylinders conquered an epic endurance challenge.

• F&P team climb Mount Snowdon for the Alzheimer's Society

  Last month, the commercial team from heating, plumbing and bathroom wholesaler F & P, Primaflow and Connections trekked to the summit of Mount Snowdon to raise money for Alzheimer's Society.

• Marshalls acquires precast concrete manufacturer CPM

  Marshalls is pleased to announce that it has acquired CPM Group, a company that specialises in underground water management solutions.

• Enter the VADO Rally 2018 now

  The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced that it will be supporting the Vado/Pavestone Rally, which is taking place from 7-10 June, 2018, for the third consecutive year next year.

• Cost increases reported by 90% of construction product manufacturers

  UK construction product manufacturers are expecting slower growth in sales and activity as cost rises and slowing construction output continues to weaken market conditions, according to the Construction Products Association’s (CPA’s) State of Trade Survey for 2017 Q3.

• Encon’s fast track to success

  The Encon Group has been ranked 95th in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 League Table.

• Naylor wins lifetime achievement award

  Edward Naylor, CEO of Barnsley based pipe and concrete product manufacturer Naylor Industries received a special award at this year's Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce Awards dinner- a lifetime achievement award.

• Ridgeons employee raises £800 for EACH on 75-mile cycle ride

  An employee from the Ridgeons branch in Halesworth has raised £800 for East Anglia Children’s Hospices (EACH) by cycling more than 75 miles in one day.

• Jewson Live returns for 2017 show

  The UK’s biggest builders’ merchant show, Jewson Live, is back for 2017 – and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever.

• ASSA ABLOY Access Control strengthens team with two key appointments

  ASSA ABLOY Access Control, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has strengthened its team by appointing a new Regional Sales Manager and Business Development Executive.