Ben Walton

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Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th May 2024 Windmill Village Hotel, Coventry Every year provides great opportunities for WPA members and guests – not only to celebrate all that’s good in the timber industry but to meet new contacts, catch up with old friends, learn about innovative technologies or new industry regulations. The annual WPA event […]Read More

STEEL: A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO CONCRETE POSTS

Traditionally, concrete has been one of the most popular fence post materials used in the UK, especially when durability is a key requirement. However, from a sustainability perspective, concrete contributes approximately eight percent of global CO2 emissions. Here, John Abernethie, Managing Director at Birkdale, highlights why making the switch to galvanised steel will improve environmental […]Read More

APF 2024 OPEN FOR BOOKINGS

Exhibitor bookings for APF 2024, the UK’s largest exhibition for the forestry, woodland, arboriculture, fencing, trees, and timber sectors in the UK are now open. The show will take place once again at Ragley Estate, Alcester, Warks on the 19/20/21st of September 2024. In 2022 320 exhibitors and over 23,000 visitors attended the event and […]Read More

SUFFOLK BRICKIE SET TO GO HOME THREE YEARS AFTER BRAIN

More than seventy volunteers from the Band of Builders charity helped to build Luke and his family an extension so he could finally return home. Just over three years ago Luke, now 21, suffered a catastrophic brain aneurysm, which left him requiring round-the-clock care at a specialist neurological care centre in Ipswich. The Woolbridge family […]Read More

A POWERFUL NEW CIRCULAR SAW FROM MAKITA

Makita has added to its range of cordless circular saws with the launch of the HS012G 40VMax XGT Brushless 165mm Circular Saw. The lightweight and powerful tool is the latest addition to the Makita XGT range, which delivers the performance and run-times that professionals require. The launch of the HS012G Circular Saw adds a new, […]Read More

UP THE GARDEN PATH

Louise Tomlin takes a look at the fascinating and fabulous family of plants known as Euphorbias I was walking with someone recently and we passed through a garden that had a mass of Euphorbia wulfenii growing on a bank that sloped upwards above us, which gave the impression the huge plants were towering over us […]Read More

NAYLOR LAUNCHES SECURITY FENCING WEBSITE

Naylor has launched a new eCommerce site for security fencing products. The new site enables customers to order the full range of Naylor security fencing products online including palisade fencing, V-mesh fencing, gates and ancillary products such as tools and fixings. Launched following the opening of Naylor’s first retail fencing centre, the new eCommerce site […]Read More

QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY KEY FOR B KNIGHT & SON

B Knight & Son Ltd prides itself on delivering quality at a competitive price and giving the customer more than they’ve paid for. A spokesperson for the Lincolnshire-based company, founded in 1874, explained: “You have no doubt heard the phrase ‘you get what you pay for’. At B Knight & Son Ltd we have spent […]Read More

BUSINESS HEATING UP – DESPITE THE WEATHER

The team at CDI – the Cotswolds based Estate Fencing and Metalwork company – are reflecting on another busy summer, making sure to appreciate the hard work involved in not only the day-to-day workings of the business, but the additional load brought on in the lead up to their show-piece event at the Game Fair. […]Read More

ANCHORS AWAY! BEAT THE WET WITH ADJUSTABLE POST ANCHORSto

You’ve got to love the great British summer! July 2023 has broken all records for summer rainfall in the UK. That means if you’re a landscaper, you’ve been getting wet a lot lately – and so has your work. Post protection Landscaping in the urban jungle often means installing timber posts on hard surfaces where […]Read More