First Scottish heat in national contest for apprentices

The second round of the Painting and Decorating Association’s Apprentice of the Year competition has taken place at City of Glasgow College. The PDA held the competition event – the first ever to take place in Scotland – with 20 apprentices from colleges in Glasgow, Inverness, Fife, Falkirk and Newcastle taking part. Apprentices took on […]

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Valspar Trade is on the road again with Fix Radio

Following the success of last year’s roadshow, Valspar Trade will once again be touring the UK with the builders’ station, Fix Radio. Visiting TradePoint stores and local building sites throughout May, July and August, Valspar Trade will be promoting its new and improved product range, providing advice to customers and handing out freebies and money-off […]

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Make It Visible across the water!

Following on from a hugely successful tour last year, the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity’s ‘Make It Visible’ tour has traveled across the water again for another wellbeing tour in Ireland. Last October the team visited 12 sites and met with 850 boots on the ground workforce. The demand was so high that the charity had […]

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GoSimpleTax is set to announce Coconut acquisition to create a challenger cloud platform for the self-employed, landlords and business users

GoSimpleTax is set to acquire bookkeeping and accountant platform, Coconut, to create an end-to-end bookkeeping and filing solution for individuals and small businesses. James Cryne says: “As GoSimpleTax grows we’re getting more customers needing regular bookkeeping support – the Coconut platform is the leading provider for our segment. Once combined tax return preparation will be […]

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