Leading construction industry supplier TIMCO is touring RGB Building Supplies’ branches giving advice and demonstrations to those working in the trades and property owners, and will be at the Exeter depot on Monday 24th July.
Between 7.30am and 2pm, visitors to the branch will be able to see demonstrations of TIMCO’s effective insulation board fixings and advanced coach screws. Experts from the supplier will be on hand to talk to customers and answer questions.
There will also be giveaways and special offers throughout the free event.
According to a survey conducted by the Independent Builders Merchants Group (IBMG), which includes RGB Building Supplies, tradespeople across Cornwall and Devon are optimistic about the industry, despite the rise in inflation affecting the price of building materials and the cost of living crisis impacting workload.
The survey of self-employed tradespeople and small to medium-sized companies highlighted that there is plenty of building work taking place, with 83% of respondents confirming they have ‘too much or more than usual’ or ‘a manageable amount’ of work in the pipeline....
A pioneering boatbuilding firm is relocating to East Devon to manufacture components for the UK’s first fully electric workboat and charging station, in a move which will secure 30 local jobs.
Coastal Workboats Limited (CWL) will be building their new HQ and advanced manufacturing site at Honiton’s Heathpark Industrial Estate. The move, which supports East Devon District Council’s ambitions to address the climate emergency by promoting clean growth, was guided by EDDC's Economic Development team.
Councillor Paul Hayward, EDDC’s Portfolio Holder for Economy and Assets,...
Councillors throw out student and co-living plans for old police station site
Major plans for student and co-living blocks at Exeter’s former Heavitree Road police station have been rejected.
The city council’s planning committee threw out the application on Monday [20 February] after criticism of what one councillor described as two “monolithic blocks” that would have been built opposite St Luke’s Campus.
The plans had been altered after members said they were ‘minded to refuse’ a previous version in October, with the total number of rooms cut by 80 to 955. Both...
Do you own land that could be used to build housing or developments?
East Devon District Council (EDDC) is looking to make a list of potential sites that could be drawn upon to help develop its new local plan - which will help shape what and where developments will go for the next 15 years and more.
The authority is now looking to identify suitable building sites for new homes and other developments. To assist with this, EDDC is inviting residents, businesses, land owners and other bodies, as part of a ‘call for sites’, to identify land areas they feel could be suitable...
Up to 1,435 new Cranbrook homes, a second neighbourhood centre and a primary school could be built under freshly proposed plans, submitted to the council this week.
An outline planning application, put forward by Persimmon Homes, also includes 10 serviced pitches for gypsies and travellers, the creation of public open space, allotments and land for a cemetery along with a range of other infrastructure to support the proposed development.
East Devon District Council (EDDC) has now launched a consultation on the plans which form an important part of the planned expansion...
RGB Building Supplies recently donated a flooring system to Topsham Allotments & Gardens so it could create awheelchair accessible plot for use by local resident Sarah Piercy.
Sarah has swapped being a record breaking wheelchair athlete – she won the 2000 London Marathon women’s wheelchair event on her first attempt and has since completed nine further London Marathons, as well as becoming the world speed record holder for a woman in a handbike – for growing tree seedlings to plant in the local area.
With advice from Topsham resident Matt Leigh, who works as a...
Automated de-dusting booths protect construction and building materials workers from dust-related health hazards
Axminster-based JetBlack Safety®, a world leader in safe personnel dust removal systems, has launched its innovative range of automated, hands-free de-dusting and clean-down booths to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for de-dusting safety equipment - the Middle East.
Choosing Intersec Middle East - held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition centre - JetBlack® Safety showcased its range of de-dusting solutions, including its...
IKEA – through TaskRabbit – is expanding its home assembly service to six new areas, meaning customers shopping in stores and online can now take advantage of the service - making the IKEA experience even more convenient than ever before*.
Launching in Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Gateshead, Southampton and Exeter at the end of January, “TaskRabbit will be able to help shoppers in a total of 27 locations throughout the UK. IKEA’s relationship with TaskRabbit aims to help customers with all their needs in and around the home, from furniture assembly and wall mounting to minor home...
Over a dozen leaders from some of Exeter and Devon’s best-known design and construction firms, along with customers and suppliers, came together in November to instigate a ‘construction revolution’.
With Extinction Rebellion protests having swept the region, and Exeter Council among others having claimed a climate emergency, attendees at the event said a paradigm shift in thinking is needed to meet environmental challenges.
The discussion, organised and chaired by Exeter-based contracting and interior fit-out group Willmott Dixon, saw local organisations join forces to...
