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• Get on board with Graham

  Graham Plumbers’ Merchant will be hosting a Dragon Boat Race later this week to raise funds for Barnardo's.

• Billions of pounds announced for affordable homes

  The prime minister is due to pledge an extra £2 billion funding for social housing today.

• Merchants urged to raise awareness of “dangerous” unqualified gas engineers

  Experts are urging merchants to join in with an initiative to raise awareness of the importance of only allowing a qualified person to work on a gas installation.

• Survey reveals “disturbing” lack of fire door knowledge among tradespeople

  An online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople do not feel confident in advising customers on fire door safety.

• “Hugely popular” charity regatta raises thousands

  Charities were the winners of this year's Polypipe Regatta after the event raised £11,000 for good causes.

• Brick merchant assists with Ryder Cup promo video

  A promotional video for the Ryder Cup international golfing tournament featured products from London Reclaimed Brick Merchants.

• New certification awarded to fire collar

  A fire protection product has received a “significant” new CE Marking.

• Car-aoke rally raises £100,000 for charity

  A musical and karaoke-themed car rally has raised £100,000 for mental health charity Mind.

• Borough Green factory officially opened

  H+H has officially opened its upgraded aircrete factory, giving it the capability to produce enough extra Celcon Blocks to build 5,000 houses a year.

• Supportive managers are the key to improving mental health in the workplace

  “Ongoing leadership and hands-on support” are vital to support workers with mental health problems, according to Mates in Mind.

• Celebrate the industry with #loveconstruction

  People who work in construction are being called on to help promote a positive image of the industry.

• Brand new kitchen up for grabs

  A premium kitchen worth £9,700 will be awarded to a school, charity or community group, as part of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Initiative.

• New site and academy to support DHF’s expansion

  The Door and Hardware Federation has doubled in size in the past five years, and so it has relocated to a bigger premises.

• Merchant honours customer’s final journey

  A builders’ merchant in Lancashire recently paid its respects to a regular customer by giving him a “last lap” in the firm’s yard.

• Grant oil boilers win accolade for second year running

  Which? has named Grant’s boilers as Best Buys in its 2018 oil boiler survey for the second consecutive year.

• Lenny Henry to host the 2018 awards

  Sir Lenny Henry is to host this year’s Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence.

• New branch creates 11 jobs

  Following a £1 million investment, a new builders’ merchant branch has opened in Morpeth, creating jobs for 11 people.