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Worksop Travis Perkins branch creates new jobs


British Coatings Federation launches online history archive at 110th year celebration


This year marks the 110th year since the inaugural meeting of The National Federation of Associated Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers of the United Kingdom.


Travis Perkins is relocating to a bigger site from its current Worksop address. The new branch is set to open its doors on 11th July with the vision being the first choice for trade customers in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. The existing eight-strong


team will transfer to the new site, and Travis Perkins has recruited an extra eight colleagues for full- time positions, making a total of 16.


The new Worksop branch is


two acres in size and as part of Travis Perkins’ new ambitions to reduce carbon emissions by 90%, the site will include electric forklift trucks and electric charging points. These innovations will help to deliver on its ambition of decarbonizing its fleet and becoming a net-zero carbon producer. The site also boasts a Hire Service that allows customers to hire tools, plant and equipment and


more. Furthermore,


brand new Benchmarx kitchen display showroom offers a wide range of high-quality kitchen ranges, and a hard landscaping display, increasing Travis Perkins’ offering to customers.


As part of the celebrations, the British Coatings Federation (BCF) has created an online resource of the history archives of the many different associations that make up the BCF’s long history.


Annual reports, minute


books and photographs from paints, coatings and printing ink associations date back to 1911.


The archives are available to


preview on an online platform called ‘e-Hive’, a web-based collection cataloguing system. To access the online archive visit: www.coatings.org.uk/ history.aspx.


The physical collection is held at the BCF office and is now available to view in person. If you like to visit us to view our collection, please contact info@ bcf.co.uk for more information and to book. The BCF gathered its Past Presidents to help launch the


new history archive. The party were given a tour of the BCF office in Coventry and a chance to look through the extensive archive


of


and records of the association’s history.


Houzz Pro Timeline tool keeps renovation and design projects on track


Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home renovation and design, has introduced new features for the Timeline tool in Houzz Pro, the all-in-one business management and marketing software for residential construction


and design its


professionals. The Houzz Pro Timeline tool enables pros to quickly map out a project schedule, track progress and visually communicate their plan to everyone involved. With easy to create Gantt charts, pros can organise their project and ensure they have the right equipment, materials and personnel on-site. Now, pros can add activities related


and sub-activities for each stage of a project to their


Colourful careers in coatings with HMG Paints


As the UK’s leading independent paint manufacturer,


HMG


business including in their research


recruitment and


development


facilities and pro-actively working to attract experienced coatings


formulators also developing the


whilst next


The UK coatings industry faces a shortage of skilled staff, and an ageing workforce at a time when it is


experiencing increasing demand for improved product performance and sustainable solutions.


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generation of staff to handle these challenges. “People are at the heart of HMG and we’re always looking to create the best environment for our people to thrive” commented Steve Crossman, COO. “Be it the annual staff BBQ, 1pm Friday Finish or Christmas & New Year off we always try to ensure we provide a great work life balance where our staff can develop professionally and personally.”


are investing significantly in staff


across


Paints the


Tom Bowtell, gave a presentation on the current issues facing the sector, which was followed by lunch and a guided tour of Coventry’s historic district. “It’s fantastic we can make our comprehensive archive of the paints and printing ink association history available to the public for the first time.” said current BCF President, Guy Williams. “We welcome historians or anyone with an interest


in


historic documents BCF’s Chief Executive,


the industry’s history to make an appointment to visit the BCF’s offices in Coventry.”


dependent activities. Timeline activities can also be assigned to different team members, who are notified immediately. The timeline can be shared with the project team,


including staff, trade


contractors and clients, keeping everyone informed of due dates, to-do’s and schedule changes. “The Houzz Pro Timeline tool makes it easy to organise, track


and communicate all


timeline. The new dependency feature enables pros to indicate when the start of one item relies


on the completion of another, so that moving one activity on the schedule will also move the


elements of a construction or design project,” said Alon Cohen, Houzz co-founder and president. “Scheduling is one of the biggest challenges for our pro customers and they need a dynamic way to make schedule changes and quickly and easily inform all project stakeholders – from staff members to trade contractors to clients. The new dependency and assignable activity features make it easier for teams to stay on top of how changes affect the entire project schedule.”


Building materials increased by more than 10% last quarter, according to latest data


The average price of building materials and home improvement supplies in the United Kingdom increased by more than 10% between March and June, according to pricing data monitored by Buildiro.com, an online marketplace for UK merchants, tradespeople, and DIY enthusiasts. The biggest jump in retail prices was in wooden cladding, which registered a 15% spike from the previous quarter. Wall and floor tiles increased by an average of 14% (and as much as 30% for some product lines) across products that Buildiro.com monitors.


Other materials that surged during the period included sawn timber (13%), Vinyl flooring (10%), and garden-related items – such as outdoor furniture, paving stones, and some hand tools (6% to 10%). “Builders


and home-improvement hobbyists


in the UK have not been spared the impact of inflation, supply-chain challenges, and other causes of consumer price hikes,” said Luke Polach, Buildiro founder and CEO. “For an industry with razor-thin margins, every price hike, no matter how small, makes it that much harder to do business.”


The price hikes observed by Buildiro.com continues a trend of steadily increasing material costs in Britain. Buildiro.com helps builders navigate these cost surges by aggregating


the UK’s leading marchants and pinpointing the best deals. Eighteen of the country’s biggest online retailers – including B&Q, Tooled-Up, Plumbworld, Robert Dyas, Make My Blinds, and Lights.co.uk – are already part of the Buildiro affiliate program.


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