Trade Chat (Blog)

WOW! Hasn’t a year gone by quickly? The Oxford team will be celebrating by having a week of discounts, promotions, prize draws, supplier visits….. and of course cake!

One of the UKs largest Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Williams Trade Supplies Ltd, hosted a constituency visit by Home Secretary Suella Braverman at their site in Fareham, Hampshire.

A new law in England and Wales will deploy technology to make it harder for thieves to sell stolen tools and equipment. The Home office are consulting on using the bill to make forensic marking of expensive power tools a universal requirement.

On the Tools have created and released a new report to explore the true state of mental ill health among UK tradespeople and the impact it has.

There are 3 top reasons to visit Williams’s stand including the chance to win £1,000 to spend at our Trade Counters!

Join us at the annual WIT conference on 4th July at the London Metropolitan University.

Our shiny new Gloucester Trade Counter opens on Tuesday 30 May!

Our shiny new Bedford Trade Counter opens on Monday 22 May!

With Mental Health Awareness Week upon us, our partner Powered Now will explore in this blog the unique challenges that tradespeople face when it comes to mental health, and offer some tips for how they can prioritise their well-being.

You may well have spotted the CE mark on products before but perhaps not given it much thought. In this article we’ll cover what the CE mark is, how it’s been affected by Brexit and what it means for you.

Meet the team getting ready to launch our new trade counter in Gloucester at the end of May!

Check out this guest blog from Band of Builders that talks about their new platform service and how you can access it.