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In The Hot Seat – With Sharon Bratton of Koppers

Name:                                              Sharon Bratton Married/Children?                    No & No, but have 3 nieces and 2 nephews who are wonderful little human beings Position/Company?           […]Read More

Bryce Hits the Sweet Spot with GT Contracting

Graham Turner graduated from Stirling University with a degree in marketing, he then worked with his father who is a blacksmith and fabricator. Some of their work involves the installation of security fencing and all types of steel rail fencing. Graham quickly learned the importance of quality fabrication and fence erecting techniques. Putting his degree […]Read More

‘WE’VE GOT IT NAILED’ – TWIN AUTOMATING

It’s fair to say that Rochdale-based Twin Automating operate at the cutting and nailing edge of the fencing industry! Twin Automating, founded over 30 years ago, is a leading pioneer in the development of automated production technology with an experienced and knowledgable workforce and a growing list of clients, big and small, from the fencing […]Read More

TORNADO KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE

Like its customers – fencing contractors up and down the land – Tornado knows the difference between a good fencing job and a poor one. It knows the difference between a fence that’s easy to make and a fence that will actually do the job that’s needed (and will do so to the exacting demands […]Read More

Mr Alan Evans 1942-2016

We are sad to report the death of Mr Alan Evans, a major shareholder in Charles Ransford & Son Ltd of Bishop’s Castle and a Director of the company. Alan was one of the key players in saving the sawmill from bankruptcy in 1978 when he and his older brother Brian bought the mill for just […]Read More

MOLE’S UNIQUE TWO-PART FENCING WARRANTY – come and find out

Mole Valley Farmers (www.molevalleyfarmers.com) was formed 57 years ago, when a group of farmers from North Devon created an agricultural buying group.  The success of this early enterprise resulted in the Mole Valley Farmers family of companies becoming a leading agricultural supply business spanning the length of Britain, including nine Mole Valley Farmers branches and […]Read More

M&M Timber Awarded WPA Benchmark Quality Accolade

M&M Timber has successfully retained, for a fifth consecutive year, the Wood Protection Association (WPA) Benchmark of quality for treated wood. The WPA Benchmark is a quality assurance scheme providing independent verification that treated wood has been impregnated correctly in accordance with the requirements of BS8417 – the British Standard for preservative impregnated wood. Under […]Read More

MAKITA’S NEW TWIN 18V (36v) CORDLESS CHAINSAW MATCHES PETROL PERFORMANCE

36v direct drive 1,100 watt output motor Perfect balance with twin batteries at 5.2kg ready-to-work weight Back-handle saw with metal gear oil pump and steel chain catcher The new Makita DUC353Z Twin 18v Brushless motor chainsaw sets new standards for cordless chainsaws and matches the logging performance of similar size petrol powered saws.  At the […]Read More

WANTED… CLIPEX CERTIFIED INSTALLERS

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL THREE YEARS SELLING THE INCREASINGLY POPULAR CLIPEX FENCING SYSTEM, WITH ITS 30 YEAR GUARANTEE, MCVEIGH PARKER ARE NOW LOOKING FOR CLIPEX CERTIFIED INSTALLERS. Due to the unprecedented demand for Clipex all steel fencing, McVeigh Parker are now seeking to create a Clipex Certified Installers national database. Chris Hambridge said “Our aim is […]Read More

MORE TREES PLEASE!

The Scottish Government has a very laudable woodland creation target of 10,000 hectares per year; however, there have been concerns across the forestry sector in Scotland about the timescales and complexities of the official woodland creation approval process. Encouragingly, these concerns were acted upon by the Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus […]Read More