AND FINALLY


Keystone Lintels is Buildbase Supplier of the Year


Steel lintel manufacturer Keystone Lintels has won the ‘Supplier of the Year’ award from builders merchant Buildbase for 2020. The award follows on from the company’s allocade as Southern Division Supplier of the Year for 2019.


Keystone Lintels’ sales director David Grace, said: “This is a great celebration of the robust and engaging partnership between Keystone Lintels and Buildbase


and a testament to the dedication of our team. We have been supplying Buildbase for over 20 years since the company’s inception and are delighted that our industry leading customer service has been recognised with this prestigious award.


This is a great way to start the year and we are looking forward to


Hampshire hospice highlight Covers fundraising efforts


activities. Mountbatten Hampshire Hospice has been caring for people with life-limiting illnesses in Southampton and West Hampshire for over 40 years.


Independent builders and timber merchant Covers Timber & Builders Merchants has been named as Mountbatten Hampshire Hospice’s Fundraising Charity Partnership of the Year.


Covers has supported the hospice for many years with company donations from initiatives including its Help for Hospices campaign and more recently the company’s Christmas Jumper Day. Covers was recognised by the charity for its regular annual donations, even during the pandemic when the company was unable to host its usual fundraising


Rupert Green, Chairman of Covers Timber & Builders Merchants, said: “We are delighted to have been named as one of Mountbatten Hampshire’s corporate award winners for 2021. It’s an honour to support the hospice and be part of the important work they do providing the community with access to high quality end-of-life care.” Nigel Hartley, Mountbatten Chief Executive, added: “Corporate supporters are vital to ensuring that we can continue to help everyone that needs our support. COVID has presented Mountbatten Hampshire with new challenges and we’re very grateful to Covers and their staff, for continuing to support us.”


continuing to set the standard for customer service in 2021.”


Geocel scores in football leagues


Geocel is to promote its ecoSEAL and THE WORKS PRO products on pitchside advertising throughout the current football season, at both Premier League and EFL matches. To launch this Geocel will be hosting free-to-enter Facebook competitions with the chance to win prizes such as a PlayStation 5 and FIFA 21 bundle.


For every televised Premier League fixture that features Geocel’s ecoSEAL or THE WORKS PRO advertising, the brand will be giving away a PlayStation 5 and FIFA 21 bundle. For select televised EFL fixtures, Geocel will be holding a range of competitions to win prizes such as an MR052 Makita Cordless Radio, as well as some Geocel branded merchandise.


Mad March Million for the Rainy Day Trust


Industry charity The Rainy Day Trust is hoping to combine fund- raising with getting its supporters a little bit fitter during March. CEO Bryan Clover says: “We wanted to inject a bit of fun while still getting our message out there that we urgently need funds. You don’t have to be a mad March hare to take part in the RDT Mad March Million. Just a small team


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together at work, or maybe family and friends, and walk or run, hop, skip or jump 1 million steps in March.” Teams are recording their steps each day and keeping the charity up to date via bryan@ rainydaytrust.org.uk. Currently leading the pack is the team from Mannok, with NBG in hot pursuit. Also taking part are PR


Direct, Max Publishing and even the BMJ team, under the umbrella of sister publication Housewares Magazine.


“So we will publish a regular leader board of steppers and make sure that your team or business get their name out there for all to see. Remember, if you need us, we are here, if you don’t, we need you.”


Donations can be made via any of the teams’ giving pages: Mannok: https:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ LeeGillman3


NBG Team https://


uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ NBGFundraising2021 Housewares Hobblers: https://www.justgiving. com/fundraising/alison- farrell17


www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net March 2021


Celebrating life with a charity skydive


Natalie Halford, wife of UK Doors & Windows Group’s Business Development & Marketing Director Steve Halford is throwing herself out of an aeroplane in June to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. Three years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer, and, happily celebrated two years in remission on September 26th 2020. Unbelievably, on that very same day the Halford’s daughter, Molly, who is nearly 17, was also diagnosed with a slightly different cancer. Thankfully, both have been given the all clear and are in full remission. During Molly’s treatment, the family received some great support from a wonderful little charity, Team Mikayla, which was set up to offer a few bright days to teenagers experiencing the challenges of chemotherapy and cancer. A simple objective exists; to provide wishes and Family Fun Days to the children and their families receiving cancer and leukemia treatment via the Kamran's ward in Oxfords John Radcliffe Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary. To support the charity, Natalie has committed to a charity sky dive, on June 26th.


Over £7,000 has been raised


so far, but anyone who wishes to donate can do so via the justgiving page: www.totalgiving.co.uk/ mypage/natsskydive


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