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  • In support of Fire Door Safety Week, Ironmongerydirect strengthens its Fire Safety Resources

    |Date: 21 September, 2021
    In support of Fire Door Safety Week, Ironmongerydirect strengthens its Fire Safety Resources

    In support of Fire Door Safety Week, Ironmongerydirect strengthens its Fire Safety Resources

    Pledging its support for this years Fire Door Safety Week, specialist ironmongery supplier IronmongeryDir ...

    Pledging its support for this years Fire Door Safety Week, specialist ironmongery supplier IronmongeryDirect has added to its library of fire safety resources. Aiming to stamp out the legacy of fire d ...

    21 September, 2021
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  • More Click & Collect Points for Ironmongerydirect and Electricaldirect Customers

    |Date: 20 September, 2021
    More Click & Collect Points for Ironmongerydirect and Electricaldirect Customers

    More Click & Collect Points for Ironmongerydirect and Electricaldirect Customers

    Leading specialist trade suppliers, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have expanded their Click ...

    Leading specialist trade suppliers, IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have expanded their Click & Collect service, offering tradespeople more flexibility and convenience. 270 new pick-up poin ...

    20 September, 2021
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  • Five expert tips for dealing with confrontational customers 

    |Date: 16 September, 2021
    Five expert tips for dealing with confrontational customers 

    Five expert tips for dealing with confrontational customers 

    A recent report by IronmongeryDirect looking at mental health in the construction industry found that abu ...

    A recent report by IronmongeryDirect looking at mental health in the construction industry found that abuse from customers was one of the leading causes of stress. To investigate this a little further ...

    16 September, 2021
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  • Pension Awareness Day: expert advice for tradespeople on how to prepare for retirement

    |Date: 15 September, 2021
    Pension Awareness Day: expert advice for tradespeople on how to prepare for retirement

    Pension Awareness Day: expert advice for tradespeople on how to prepare for retirement

    Preparing for retirement can be challenging, and it can be difficult to know where to start. In fact, rec ...

    Preparing for retirement can be challenging, and it can be difficult to know where to start. In fact, recent research by IronmongeryDirect found that one in eight (13%) tradespeople approaching retire ...

    15 September, 2021
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  • Over 112,000 UK trade businesses have been set up since the first lockdown 

    |Date: 14 September, 2021
    Over 112,000 UK trade businesses have been set up since the first lockdown 

    Over 112,000 UK trade businesses have been set up since the first lockdown 

    Since the first Coronavirus lockdown was announced on 23rd March 2020, over 112,000 trade businesses have ...

    Since the first Coronavirus lockdown was announced on 23rd March 2020, over 112,000 trade businesses have been set up in the UK, new research has revealed. More than one in ten of the UK’s lockdown bu ...

    14 September, 2021
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  • More choice with IronmongeryDirect

    |Date: 9 September, 2021
    More choice with IronmongeryDirect

    More choice with IronmongeryDirect

    Leading specialist ironmongery supplier, IronmongeryDirect has introduced further lines to its diverse ra ...

    Leading specialist ironmongery supplier, IronmongeryDirect has introduced further lines to its diverse range of over 18,000 products. The new additions include stylish new door furniture as well as ki ...

    9 September, 2021
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  • Almost nine in ten UK tradespeople have been abused at work by customers 

    |Date: 6 September, 2021
    Almost nine in ten UK tradespeople have been abused at work by customers 

    Almost nine in ten UK tradespeople have been abused at work by customers 

    Almost nine in ten (86%) UK tradespeople have been abused at work by customers, with swearing, threatenin ...

    Almost nine in ten (86%) UK tradespeople have been abused at work by customers, with swearing, threatening messages and even physical attacks common in the industry, new research has revealed. One in ...

    6 September, 2021
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  • Ironmongerydirect named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for women

    |Date: 1 September, 2021
    Ironmongerydirect named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for women

    Ironmongerydirect named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for women

    Leading specialist ironmongery supplier and online retailer, IronmongeryDirect, has been recognised as on ...

    Leading specialist ironmongery supplier and online retailer, IronmongeryDirect, has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ For Women 2021, by Great Place to Work®. The accolade fol ...

    1 September, 2021
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  • The most listened-to songs by UK tradespeople revealed

    |Date: 30 July, 2021
    The most listened-to songs by UK tradespeople revealed

    The most listened-to songs by UK tradespeople revealed

    AC/DC’s Back in Blacktops the construction charts, followed by Fleetwood Mac's Dreams Harry Styles, Olivi ...

    AC/DC’s Back in Blacktops the construction charts, followed by Fleetwood Mac's Dreams Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo and Lana Del Rey feature among the most listened-to artists Research identifies the m ...

    30 July, 2021
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  • Industry innovation: UK construction companies increase R&D spend by £70 million

    |Date: 8 July, 2021
    Industry innovation: UK construction companies increase R&D spend by £70 million

    Industry innovation: UK construction companies increase R&D spend by £70 million

    Construction firms spent £1.36 billion on research and development in the first part of 2018/19 - more th ...

    Construction firms spent £1.36 billion on research and development in the first part of 2018/19 - more than in the whole of 2017/18 The average construction R&D claim is now worth over £70,000 Lon ...

    8 July, 2021
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  • Loft conversion considerations

    |Date: 30 June, 2021
    Loft conversion considerations

    Loft conversion considerations

    With more people planning to work from home in the future, homeowners are looking at how to create more s ...

    With more people planning to work from home in the future, homeowners are looking at how to create more space within their properties, with loft conversions offering an excellent solution. Here, David ...

    30 June, 2021
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  • IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect continue to expand delivery options for customers

    |Date: 22 June, 2021
    IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect continue to expand delivery options for customers

    IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect continue to expand delivery options for customers

    IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced expanded delivery options to include Call & Col ...

    IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have announced expanded delivery options to include Call & Collect and has added new postcodes to their same-day delivery service, making it even easier for ...

    22 June, 2021
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  • UK construction employment rises for first time in two years

    |Date: 10 June, 2021
    UK construction employment rises for first time in two years

    UK construction employment rises for first time in two years

    Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “Over the last few months, there have b ...

    Marco Verdonkschot, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect, said: “Over the last few months, there have been small signs of recovery for the construction industry, but the latest ONS data is the stron ...

    10 June, 2021
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  • IronmongeryDirect recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces 2021

    |Date: 1 June, 2021
    IronmongeryDirect recognised as one of the UK's best workplaces 2021

    IronmongeryDirect recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces 2021

    For the second year running, IronmongeryDirect has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces ...

    For the second year running, IronmongeryDirect has been recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2021 by Great Place to Work®. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the c ...

    1 June, 2021
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  • One in five UK tradespeople believe they’ll need to work beyond state pension age

    |Date: 14 May, 2021
    One in five UK tradespeople believe they’ll need to work beyond state pension age

    One in five UK tradespeople believe they’ll need to work beyond state pension age

    One in five UK tradespeople believe they’ll need to work beyond state pension age. Male tradespeople are ...

    One in five UK tradespeople believe they’ll need to work beyond state pension age. Male tradespeople are three times more likely than women to work past the age of 66 One in eight (13%) older tradespe ...

    14 May, 2021
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  • 454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

    |Date: 13 May, 2021
    454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

    454 hard hats represent the number of UK construction suicides each year

    For Mental Health Awareness Week, exhibition visualises the scale of the problem in the UK Male construct ...

    For Mental Health Awareness Week, exhibition visualises the scale of the problem in the UK Male construction workers are three times more likely to die from suicide than the average UK man Half of UK ...

    13 May, 2021
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