THE manager of a building company which left two Great Sankey homeowners out of pocket due to shoddy extensions has been convicted. Thomas Turpin, of Burman Road in Liverpool, was the manager of Liverpool-based Merseybuild Ltd and appeared in court over fraud and trading standards offences. The 41-year-old falsely claimed that Merseybuild held membership of numerous trade associations, including Gas Safe, Guild of Master Craftsmen, Federation of Master Builders, Green Deal, and Alcumus Safe Contractor, to assure customers that it was a reputable business. Turpin was contracted to build an extension for a Warrington customer on a rental property she owned in Great Sankey.
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3 March, 2021 SHARE Organisations from the industry comment on the Chancellor of the Exchequer s Budget Statement 2021 to the House of Commons.
Builders Merchants Federation
John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation, said: “The Chancellor largely struck the right notes in announcing continued support for business as we move through the final stages of the coronavirus roadmap and plan for recovery.
“We were particularly pleased that the Chancellor sought to support smaller businesses by recognising the need for continued furlough support and business rates discounts, which will help our SME members as they return to pre-covid levels of operation. Similar extensions to self-employment grants will help small builders and other trades who form the main merchant customer base and ensure they are still in business to service the needs of homeowners helped by the new government-backed mortgage gu