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• Worcester cleans up with Greenstar Rewards

  As the colder months draw closer and heating systems are turned back on, it’s the time of the year where heating engineers are more frequently called out for essential servicing.

• John Nicholls Plumbing & Heating is now open in Buckingham

  John Nicholls (Trading) has announced the opening of its latest Plumbing & Heating branch at Top Angel, Buckingham Industrial Estate, Buckingham.

• Elliotts Builders Merchant gears up to ride 550 miles for charity

  A group of employees from Elliotts Builders Merchant will ride 550 miles across France this month to raise money for cervical cancer charity, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.

• Rudridge duo complete epic bike ride for charity

  Two employees from the Farnham branch of Rudridge have completed the challenge of a lifetime and raised £3,200 by cycling from Paris to Geneva in memory of a much-missed former colleague.

• Ridgeons donates essential building materials to Barbuda hurricane appeal

  Ridgeons in Bury St Edmunds is donating £1,000 worth of construction materials and building tools to a Barbuda appeal to help people on the island rebuild homes following Hurricane Irma.

• BMF announces 2018 Charity partner, after amazing year of fundraising

  The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has nominated Variety, the Children’s Charity, as its charity partner for 2018. Variety works to improve the lives of children and young people throughout the UK who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged.

• Border User Meetings to demonstrate the latest CounterAct

  Border Merchant Systems, a supplier of dedicated merchant software, will be hosting a series of Customer User Meetings in November.

• Elliotts Builders Merchant helps with hurricane relief efforts

  Elliotts, an independent supplier of building products for the trade and public, has joined in with the effort to help re-build Barbuda following Hurricane Irma.

• Housing Minister welcomes £50m investment in UK brick manufacturing

  Housing and Planning Minister, Alok Sharma has welcomed plans by Ibstock, the UK’s largest brick manufacturer, to invest £50m in a new factory in Leicestershire.

• Crystal Clear Group to sponsor BMF All Industry Conference until 2023

  The Crystal Clear Group has confirmed a three Conference sponsorship arrangement with the Builders Merchants Federation. Crystal will be the Headline Sponsor for the BMF All Industry Conference in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

• Is fear of falling fuelling roofing skills shortage?

  A survey of over 200 trainee roofers by Redland has revealed that fear of injury or death is the biggest concern for 43% of them. Of the 212 surveyed, 63 said that they were most worried about falling from height, 12 cited health and safety issues, 11 said injuries and five said they feared death.

• UK homeowners failing to invest in regular servicing

  New research from Worcester, Bosch Group has revealed that homeowners are putting themselves at risk by failing to commit to simple gas safety checks.

• Flame gears up for expansion after employee growth

  Fast growing Flame Heating Group has its sights set on further job creation, after increasing its staff count by 80% over the last 12 months.

• Rainy Day Trust benefits from Pavestone Rally by around £78k

  Industry charity the Rainy Day Trust is set to receive nearly £78,000 from the Pavestone Rally, which took place in early September.

• Installers should advise families on CO safety

  Adrian Keats from Honeywell’s Home Safety business comments on new research by carbon monoxide (CO) awareness campaign group Project SHOUT, suggesting that the number of children suffering from suspected CO poisoning is on the rise.

• CRASH Charity’s Christmas appeal

  This year your Christmas donation can create places that care for people who are homeless or in a hospice.