Initiative to help struggling Northamptonshire families and young people in care this Christmas Travis Perkins’ and Northampton Saints’ Christmas Toy Collection returns for its ninth year. Ahead of Christmas, Travis Perkins, the UK’s leading distributor of building materials, has teamed up with Northampton Saints and the Northampton Saints Foundation to share donations from the club’s…
Screwfix, the omnichannel retailer, has launched a brand-new scheme which will fund the training of construction trade apprentices, in a bid to help tackle the skills shortage and encourage more people into the trade. Screwfix undertook extensive research among both apprentices and tradespeople, which revealed the costs associated with an apprenticeship are a significant barrier…
Electrical distributor Rexel has announced a partnership with last-mile, on-demand delivery network Gophr to offer customers a new 90 minute delivery service called ‘Rexel Rapid’. Rexel, a leading distributor in the UK, is working with Gophr to deliver to customers within a five mile radius of their local branch within 90 minutes or less. The…
Scotland’s largest construction trade body, SELECT, has warned that “significant investment” is needed to ensure there is a sufficiently skilled workforce to install new domestic heating technology and meet net zero targets safely. The campaigning electrical association says investment in “proper” apprenticeships and upskilling the existing workforce is essential – and it’s also vital to…
One of the UK’s leading builders merchants has delivered tonnes of materials to help build the second phase of the country’s only DIY skateboard park to be given formal status. Selco Builders Warehouse had already donated materials for the first phase of the Birmingham DIY Skate Park, located in Bournbrook Recreation Ground, Selly Oak, last…
fuelGenie has expanded its petrol station network significantly with the launch of fuelGenie+, which can be used at most Shell forecourts. fuelGenie+ provides fleet users and small businesses with a convenient network of around 2,200 locations to top up their tank for less, including on the UK’s main transit routes and in towns and cities including…
Colleagues at London’s leading painting and decorating specialist Leyland SDM have kickstarted a pre-Christmas fundraising push by completing a 5km run for charity. The 24-strong Leyland SDM team completed the RunThrough Hyde Park 5km to raise more than £3,500 for the company’s charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Leyland SDM has raised more than £120,000 for…
Building on its commitment to offer Unbeatable Value, Screwfix has unveiled a series of app-exclusive offers for those working in the trade, as part of its biggest ever Black Friday promotion. Launching on 7 November, tradespeople who currently use, or download the Screwfix App, will get exclusive access to a deal of the day, every…
The latest Government figures show 19.2 per cent of transport & storage businesses have no cash reserves left. Traders have also been left reeling by the collapse of the pound. Home deliveries could be plunged into a pre-Christmas crisis, warns ParcelHero. New Business Insights figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that…
The UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor CEF is expanding its service to customers with the opening of new stores across the UK. The first new store is scheduled to open in Leyland, Lancashire on 07 November 2022. It will be the only dedicated electrical distributor in the town and will comprehensively service the domestic, commercial,…