AUDIO NEWS: New tool theft law will make no difference, and builder issues skin cancer warning

The government's tool theft bill won't help says Coventry supplier, FMB builder issues skin cancer warning and DIY SOS needs tradespeople for Southampton project

A Coventry tool supplier believes new tool theft legislation ‘will make no difference whatsoever’.

Mark Taylor, business development manager with ECA Toolfast, told his local newspaper that the issue was so prevalent that tougher measures like prison sentences were needed, but that with “the way things are now, that might not deter them either”.

Last week, Labour MP Amanda Martin announced the government’s Sentencing Bill that promises to deliver tougher punishments for those convicted of tool theft.

If passed into law, courts would have to consider the full economic and emotional impact of the crime during sentencing.

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A recent melanoma diagnosis of one of its members, has prompted the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to issue an urgent warning about sun protection.

Robert Jones, director with Cartref Building Restoration Services noticed a 5mm freckle appeared on his face, which gradually got darker. After a biopsy Jones underwent major facial surgery to remove the cancerous cells.

Jones has since radically changed his approach to outdoor work. He now regularly uses a gazebo onsite to shade him from the sun.

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DIY SOS needs help from carpenters, decorators and builders’ merchants for its next build in Southampton.

The BBC TV show is due to start work in October to help an ‘amazing family’ with an unspecified project.

Nick Knowles and Co are currently wrapping a Children in Need special, in Cheshire.

To get involved email here. 

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