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14/04/2008 - New TAPS branch opening at Hartlepool

14/03/2008 - TAPS branch now open at Birtley, Co Durham

TAPS is proud to announce the opening of their 5th branch.

19/11/2007 - Thompson Honour Employees

Independant builders' merchants Thompson Building Centres have just honoured 11 of their workers who, between them, have clocked up more than 200 years of service.

31/05/2007 - Thompson's Sponsor Awards

Women into the Network’s North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2007

22/05/2007 - Thompsons take to the pitch in charity football tournament at the Stadium of Light

Thompson Building Centres and Fossway Builder Merchants have long associations with both Sunderland and Newcastle Football Clubs and take part in many charity and sponship events with these clubs. The SAFC foundation is a charity registered to...

17/05/2007 - Coast to Coast

Twenty intrepid staff set off on Friday 11 May to complete the 136 miles that is the Coast to Coast route.

17/05/2007 - School Design Challenge

In conjunction with the Sunderland Echo we recently ran a competition with pupils at Hudson Road Primary School in Sunderland.....

06/12/2006 - Thompson Building Centres build for future

Thompson Building Centres made their first acquistion of its 50 year history on 5th December 2006 and snapped up North East rival, Fossway Builders Merchants in a £4m deal.

01/12/2006 - Thompsons Drivers Undergo Defensive Driver Training

As a company Thompsons has always prided itself on excellent customer service and this service we feel should be extended to our customers and the public in general whether they are on our premises, at their home address or on the public road.

17/11/2006 - Turning on the TAPS at Durham

Durham’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoress were going with the flow this week, when they officially opened the latest branch of our successful plumbing merchants and bathroom showroom next to our Building centre at Durham.