The latest briefing on topics discussed at the latest Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen. Download hereRead More
Fantastic to read about the great progress of individuals benefitting from The Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme, which our Livery is proud to support. The programme helps those working in construction push their skills to the next level and continue on their journey to becoming the next generation of master craftspeople. Each year the programme...Read More
From knives to better lives Our Livery is proud to support a new national youth-focused Community Interest Company, Down Tools, dedicated to fighting knife crime. The new organisation works with schools and youth groups to raise awareness of the dangers and consequences of carrying knives. The latest statistics show that in the year ending March...Read More
During the Installation Ceremony of our new Master, we also welcomed four new Liverymen On the 29th October 2021, Freemen Carl Platt Cemex UK; Steve Duke Knauf Insulation; Steve Halford The Garage Door Company; and Paul Pamment C T Baker took their oath to the Company in the presence of the Clerk and the Court...Read More
On Friday 29th October 2021, Andy Williamson was installed as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) at one of London’s largest Livery Halls – Plaisterers’ Hall. During the prestigious Installation ceremony Court Assistants Richard Hill and Alan Hawkins were elected to support the Master in his year, as Senior and...Read More
A pilot scheme to help prison leavers build a better life for themselves is gathering momentum as Livery companies see the benefit of giving ‘returning citizens’ a second chance, says our Master Stewart Pierce. In 2019, WCoBM embarked on a new Pan Livery project – No Going Back (NGB) – that provides training, employment opportunities,...Read More
In this latest #BuildACareerWithoutLimits column for Builders’ Merchants News (BMN) our Livery highlights the urgency of attracting new talent into the industry, and the important role of apprenticeships and training in encouraging and retaining a new generation of workers. There is a lot of focus on the construction industry at the moment. Most of it...Read More
It was with great sadness to hear that on the 27th August the life of Maddie Durdant-Hollamby, daughter of Liveryman & Court Assistant Steve Durdant-Hollamby, was cut short in such tragic circumstances. Maddie worked in the industry and was advancing strongly in her marketing role with Keyline Civils. Most recently she was appointed Project Director of...Read More
Our Summer newsletter, published in August, highlights Company activity this year to date. You can download it here or view the newsletter using Flipbook here. As the pandemic and associated challenges continued into 2021, the Company remained active and resilient. The world of virtual continued, as shown on pages 10-15, allowing the Master and our...Read More
It was great to see our Company represented in The Livery Kitchen Cookbook, with a dedicated recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon! The cookbook commemorates the combined efforts, generosity and donations of City Livery Companies, individuals and volunteers to an initiative that supported NHS hospital workers during the pandemic. The Livery Kitchen Initiative (LKI) was set up...Read More
