Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled a £2.5m boost to its staff to help them deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis. The leading builders merchant, which has 73 branches across the UK, will give 96 per cent of its 3,000-strong workforce a payment of £750 spread over five months. The scheme will run from…
Leading fuel card provider fuelGenie has issued a reminder of the value of fuel cards beyond immediate savings at the pump to SMEs and fleet operators facing continued pressures to reduce costs in the challenging economic climate. fuelGenie Managing Director Robert Pieczka explained: “Fuel cards go well beyond providing a rapid and easy way for…
A Newport community hub set up to ease the cost of living crisis and to alleviate loneliness has won support from a leading builders merchant. Sirhowy Valley Hub has secured £500 worth of building materials from Selco Builders Warehouse through the Community Heroes campaign. The hub, on Maindee Road in Ynysddu, offers a food pantry…
MKM is proud to announce the opening of its 100th branch, which officially opened its doors in Bromsgrove on Friday 23rd September. The company began life as a start-up business, founded in Hull 27 years ago. From its humble beginnings with just five people in a 5,000sq ft shed, MKM now has over 2500 employees,…
Chesterfield-based P.A.R. Insulations and Wires Limited, a specialist supplier of products to manufacturers and repairers of electrical machines, has won this year’s coveted Distributor of the Year Award from Megger. The award, which was marked by the presentation of a certificate and a trophy, recognises the outstanding performance of the P.A.R. team, which has achieved…
The Circular lighting live conference and exhibition sold out over a week before the event was due to take place. With 250 registered attendees from specifiers, manufacturers and suppliers, the one day conference, which took place on 22 September, discussed how the lighting industry can make the circular economy a reality. Chaired by Ray Molony,…
UK businesses will welcome tax cuts, energy caps and incentivised Investment Zones. But the flip side – scrapping planning regs and EU environmental rules – could be too high a price to pay, says ParcelHero Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘slasher movie’ mini-budget has taken a chainsaw to planned tax increases, EU environmental and regulatory rules and…
A Watford disability charity will launch a farm to fork project – with the help of a leading builders merchant. Watford Mencap has won £500 worth of materials from Selco Builders Warehouse through the Community Heroes campaign. The charity supports more than 600 local people with learning disabilities each year. The Community Heroes funding will…
Over two-thirds (68.5%) of Brits are likely to purchase a smart home product in the next two years, and almost half (45.6%) would be more likely to purchase a home with smart technology installed, research has revealed. In a survey of 1,000 UK consumers by Legrand, smart heating and energy controls, security, and gate/door entry…
Robert Buckley, Head of Relationship Development at Cornwall Insight said: “The new government scheme will bring significant relief to many businesses and public sector organisations as they try to navigate the unprecedented energy rises. Economically it was important that government took action. “The reduction in energy costs will be substantial. As a proxy and noting…