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Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals
|Date: 23 August, 2018

Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals
Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more prono ...
Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more pronounced, with this age group having been four times more likely to experience pressure to study f ...
23 August, 2018
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RGB Staff Member and Customer Raise Over £4.5k for Children’s Hospice From Epic Bike Ride
|Date: 20 August, 2018

RGB Staff Member and Customer Raise Over £4.5k for Children’s Hospice From Epic Bike Ride
Geoff Harry who works at RGB Building Supplies’ Porthleven branch and RGB customer Steve Dyer recently sw ...
Geoff Harry who works at RGB Building Supplies’ Porthleven branch and RGB customer Steve Dyer recently swapped their hard hats for helmets and cycled from John O’Groats to Land's End raising £4,684 fo ...
20 August, 2018
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Research Shows Trade Workers Among Worst in UK for Relieving Work Stress
|Date: 20 August, 2018

Research Shows Trade Workers Among Worst in UK for Relieving Work Stress
51% of UK trade workers say that they do ‘little or nothing’ to reduce stress levels outside of work, acc ...
51% of UK trade workers say that they do ‘little or nothing’ to reduce stress levels outside of work, according to research by Obby. MORE THAN 1 in 2 workers in construction and plumbing are not doing ...
20 August, 2018
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MPA Calls for More Commitment and Action on Vulnerable Road User Safety
|Date: 17 August, 2018

MPA Calls for More Commitment and Action on Vulnerable Road User Safety
Following recent tragic cyclist and pedestrian fatalities, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has onc ...
Following recent tragic cyclist and pedestrian fatalities, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) has once again called for a greater public and private sector commitment to vulnerable road user safet ...
17 August, 2018
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Marley Eternit Launch New Slate Grey Clay Interlocking Pantile
|Date: 17 August, 2018
Marley Eternit Launch New Slate Grey Clay Interlocking Pantile
The new colour complements the manufacturer's Melodie Clay Interlocking Pantile range. The low pitch Melo ...
The new colour complements the manufacturer's Melodie Clay Interlocking Pantile range. The low pitch Melodie pantile in Slate Grey and Slate Grey Cloak Verges will be available from 20th August, addin ...
17 August, 2018
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Shortlist Revealed for UK Plumber of the Year 2018
|Date: 16 August, 2018

Shortlist Revealed for UK Plumber of the Year 2018
The UK Plumber of the Year competition, launched by JT, Bristan and Wolseley and now in its fourth year, ...
The UK Plumber of the Year competition, launched by JT, Bristan and Wolseley and now in its fourth year, has revealed the 18 finalists shortlisted for the award and £10,000 prize fund. With over twice ...
16 August, 2018
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Construction Equipment Sales Show Further Growth in Q2 2018
|Date: 15 August, 2018

Construction Equipment Sales Show Further Growth in Q2 2018
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 3.8% in the second quarte ...
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market grew by 3.8% in the second quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, according to the UK equipment statistics exch ...
15 August, 2018
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Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Construction Industry Only .01% More Dangerous Than Retail, According to New Online Tool
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National ...
How Dangerous Is Your Life?, a new tool which calculates risk based on data from the Office for National Statistics, Department for Transport, Health and Safety Executive and the CIA, suggests that co ...
14 August, 2018
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Colour of the Year 2019 Announced
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Colour of the Year 2019 Announced
Night Watch (PPG1145-7), a "rich, classic green" is one of a selection of bespoke designs for the coming ...
Night Watch (PPG1145-7), a "rich, classic green" is one of a selection of bespoke designs for the coming year. Johnston's Trade have announced the 2019 Colour of the Year. Night Watch spearheads the 2 ...
14 August, 2018
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Bosch Survey: UK Tradespeople Most Safety Conscious in Europe
|Date: 14 August, 2018

Bosch Survey: UK Tradespeople Most Safety Conscious in Europe
Professionals from eight European countries were polled for the survey. According to the findings of a re ...
Professionals from eight European countries were polled for the survey. According to the findings of a recent health and safety survey conducted for Bosch, UK tradespeople are the most safety consciou ...
14 August, 2018
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London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
|Date: 8 August, 2018

London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London an ...
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s ...
8 August, 2018
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Revealed: UK’s Most Dangerous Roads!
|Date: 6 August, 2018

Revealed: UK’s Most Dangerous Roads!
Some of the biggest pressures facing today’s contractors include keeping safe, ensuring you arr ...
Some of the biggest pressures facing today’s contractors include keeping safe, ensuring you arrive on time, and minimising vehicle downtime. However, the increasing congestion on Britain’s r ...
6 August, 2018
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Let’s End Work-Related Lung Cancer!
|Date: 1 August, 2018

Let’s End Work-Related Lung Cancer!
Businesses are being urged today to save lives by accessing free practical resources to reduce the terrib ...
Businesses are being urged today to save lives by accessing free practical resources to reduce the terrible toll of work-related lung cancer. A staggering 260,000 people die annually from lung, trache ...
1 August, 2018
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Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
|Date: 31 July, 2018

Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to ...
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to conserve expensive fuel. As the cost of fuel creeps up, motoring giant LeaseVan.co.uk has revea ...
31 July, 2018
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The Golf Classic Final Approaches
|Date: 30 July, 2018

The Golf Classic Final Approaches
The 2018 Golf Classic Grand Final draws closer as players from around the country meet for the penultimat ...
The 2018 Golf Classic Grand Final draws closer as players from around the country meet for the penultimate round! Now in its 26th year, The Golf Classic continues to offer golfers the chance to play e ...
30 July, 2018
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Construction Workers Warned: Stay Out of the Sun!
|Date: 30 July, 2018

Construction Workers Warned: Stay Out of the Sun!
Kelly Davidson and Chris Hoile from Womble Bond Dickinson are reminding Britons ...
Kelly Davidson and Chris Hoile from Womble Bond Dickinson are reminding Britons to “stay out of the sun”. With the heatwave set to return to parts of the UK at the end of this ...
30 July, 2018
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