IOC office over the Christmas period
We would like to wish all of our members a Happy Christmas and New Year and look forward to speaking with you in 2023.
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Denise
Stark Group A/S acquires Jewson and International Timber
Denmark’s Stark Group A/S has signed a £740m agreement to acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd – including builders merchant giant Jewson – which operates more than 600 branches and distribution centres in the UK.
You can read further details here…
TradePoint / B&Q Ltd
HMCA
Cutting Edge December 2022
The Robert Rampley Memorial Award for Outstanding Craftsmanship
A huge congratulations to Henry Nott from West Suffolk College who is the first recipient of the Robert Rampley Memorial Award for
Outstanding Craftsmanship.
Henry was additionally a runner up in the 3rd Year Students’ Award, receiving a combined total …
BWF Awards 2022
President Geoff Rhodes recently represented the IOC on the BWF judging panel in the categories of Woodworking Project of the Year Award, Heritage Project of the Year Award and Rising Star Award.
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IOC Member and Solihull College student wins gold in national final
Harry Scolding, 19, was selected for the National Finals. The event attracted around 1,000 school visitors from across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
During the National Finals, Harry won the SkillBuild stretch test in Carpentry, Joinery and Furniture and Cabinet Making …
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SkillBuild Finals 2022
IOC President Geoff Rhodes and IOC member Euan Elliott FIOC recently attended the SkillBuild Finals, presenting books to the winners of the SkillBuild stretch test in Carpentry, Joinery and Furniture and Cabinet Making.
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