Jewson has announced the winners of its 2017 Building Better Communities competition, giving two Trade Heroes and 24 regional projects from across the UK a share of the £250,000 prize fund. Addam Smith has been crowned winner of the Trade Hero category, and will now receive £50,000 worth of building materials to complete a community renovation project. Addam Smith and his ‘Band of Builders’ … [Read more...]

Four construction professionals and 35 regional projects have been named as finalists in the annual Jewson Building Better Communities competition. A prize fund of £250,000 will be shared by the winners to help deserving causes across England, Scotland and Wales. David Thomas, a plasterer from Stafford; Jamie Borthwick, an interior designer and contractor from Barton Upon Humber; Addam Smith, a … [Read more...]

Jewson employees, suppliers and customers have donned their shorts and football boots to raise more than £1,360 for Barnardo’s. The charity football match was held on Tuesday 9th May at The Laithwaite Community Stadium, the home of Woking FC. Customers and employees from local Jewson branches joined forces to create two teams – Farnham and Reading. Woking FC player, Scott Steele, made a … [Read more...]

Jewson has announced the shortlist for its 2017 Young Tradesperson of the Year competition, which seeks to showcase and celebrate the work of the building trade’s freshest talent. The 2017 competition saw the introduction of five entry categories and, from nearly 200 submissions, the following finalists have been selected: Best Apprentice: Kieron Smith, Kent; Harry Atkinson, Yorkshire and … [Read more...]