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Toolstation has partnered with eLocker to install 17 collection lockers outside its Toolstation GO store in Battersea. Once the order is made at any time during business hours through the Toolstation website or app, the customer is notified, and they can collect it with a code on their phone, whenever suits them. The eLocker format […]

With young people receiving their GCSE results this week, TradesTalk – the weekly social media chat for tradespeople – asked its community what they would say to any of them considering learning a trade as their next step, and the responses were enlightening. Choosing a trade as a career is being discussed more than ever, […]

Meet the experts, installers, policymakers and industry leaders taking part in National Heat Pump Week 2026. Explore their backgrounds, find out which sessions they’ll be speaking in and register to hear their insights across the week. Colin Goodwin Technical Consultant, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Since 2020 Colin has also worked with CIBSE as […]

Apprenticeships help build loyalty and engagement from day one, says Chris Bailey, Group Skills Development Manager at Barratt Redrow. How would you describe Barratt Redrow’s approach to apprenticeships? Our approach to apprenticeships is strategic rather than transactional. They are a vital part of how we build capability – not just in our business, but across […]

In the latest of our series of interviews with manufacturers and merchants, Andrew Gaved is first in line to talk to Pastor Casanova, who joined Carrier UK and Ireland as managing director in May.  The arrival of Pastor Casanova to Carrier UK and Ireland marks a milestone for the manufacturing giant – the first boss […]