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In support of the Derwen College Charity and the Agnes Hunt Village Project, Aico colleagues, both locally and across the UK, took part in the DC to Lapland Challenge. The Derwen College Charity was set up in support of the students at Derwen College with disabilities and learning difficulties. The …

Three companies, including Ideal Bathrooms, Neville Lumb and International Decorative Surfaces (IDS),  from the Saint-Gobain group are teaming up to raise vital funds for a children’s charity by taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The group of 11 people will be walking 26 miles in aid of Barnado’s. The 12-hour …

A team from SR Timber has signed up to run a half-marathon this September – and they are throwing down the gauntlet to merchants and roofers to join them and see who can raise the most money for charity. The four-strong team led by newest recruit Mark Parkes has signed …

Family owned builders merchants, Chandler Building Supplies, has announced its sponsorship of this year’s Seven Port Challenge. The 180 km charity cycling challenge covers seven ports across England and France over four days. A team of six from the builders merchants is taking on the difficult challenge of cycling ‘The …

Scottish glass wool insulation manufacturer, Superglass, has developed the ultimate tea cosy and pitted it against the traditional woolly cosy in a Facebook Live video. The tea cosy, made of 84% recycled glass wool insulation, kept an identical tea pot hotter over a 90-minute period in an experiment broadcast live …

Dulux have announced the finalists for their 2018 Dulux Academy Design and Decorate Challenge. The challenge, which sees experienced decorators designing a new wallpaper pattern, is in its second year and has been extremely popular once again, with entries coming in from all over the UK. With the winner getting their …

Calling all ambitious appliers and design-hungry decorators! The Dulux Academy is inviting you to put pen to paper and design your very own wallpaper for the chance to win the money-can’t-buy prestige of seeing your design be made into a bespoke roll by Graham and Brown. The Dulux Academy Design …

To celebrate their 20th Anniversary, AJW Distribution are launching their first networking charity event on Saturday 15th September. The aim of the event is to create a yearly event where we can raise as much money as possible for our chosen charity. This year we have supported Headway Cambridge & …

The Institute of Builders Merchants (IoBM) is to sponsor the 2018 BMF Mastermerchant competition, the industry’s annual team building challenge.  This is the first time that the IoBM has supported the event and marks the beginning of a closer working relationship with the BMF. The IoBM is a renowned supporter …