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Carbon Offsetting

With the current Net-Zero targets outlined by the government, and attitudes across society changing, it’s never been more important to consider the impact of your carbon footprint. Carbon Dioxide traps heat in the earth’s atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise. CO₂ accounts for around 76% of all greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. Due to this significant figure, a global consensus was reached at The Paris Agreement in 2015 and it was decided that atmospheric temperature increases could not exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius (the level to which damage will become irreversible). In order to achieve this, experts have concluded that we must achieve “Net-Zero” carbon emissions by 2050.

We recently celebrated our 40 years in business by announcing the goal of raising £40,000 for charitible causes during our 40th year of trading. To help us achieve our goal we formed the GPH Fundraising Committee from members of our team who have volunteered to help create and organise fundraising events over the year.

In addition to existing fundraising commitments our team voted for 5 additional charities who will benefit from the funds raised which are: Mental Health Aberdeen, MISS Miscarriage Support, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, Cancer Research, and Alzheimer Scotland with each reciepient having a special meaning to our staff.<

Discover GPH and why we’ve had the privilege of working with our customers for 40 years in our 40^th anniversary special edition blog.

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MAGGIE’S CENTRES SCORES SUPPORT FROM GPH BUILDERS MERCHANTS AHEAD OF SCOTTISH HIGHLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP TIES

Cancer support charity Maggie’s is banking on the Highland League’s hotshots to find the back of the net after leading North-east construction materials supplier GPH Builders Merchants promised to donate £40 for every goal scored in this season’s GPH Builders Merchants Highland League Cup.

GPH Builders Merchants has made the commitment ahead of the competition’s first round fixtures this weekend, with goals scored from this stage of the tournament through to the final eligible for donations.

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GPH Builders Merchants Ltd is the largest independent supplier of building materials in the North of Scotland and has established an enviable reputation for supplying excellent quality products and a professional service.

We are looking to recruit an Ad Hoc Outside Grounds Person to join the team in each of our busy Ellon Branch

Looking for a few extra hours a week?

We need regular garden maintenance, groundwork, painting and general jobbing done a couple of hours per week round the branch. There will be occasions that extra hours will be required to assist with changing seasonal displays.

Keen gardening and DIY experience would be ideal and be prepared to work outside in all weathers.

Hourly rate of £9-£10 per hour

Who are GPH?

GPH Builders Merchants are Aberdeenshire’s leading independent builders’ merchants with branches in Inverurie, Westhill and Stonehaven. Having recently celebrated their 35th anniversary, the company is well known to their customers throughout Aberdeen and the surrounding areas.

GPH (Garioch Plant Hire) as the name suggests, started out as a plant hire company and has expanded into a builders merchants, targeting the DIY market as well as offering a bigger variety of products. The Westhill depot, which opened 12 years ago, has been followed more recently by the acquisition of the Macdougall and Masson business in Stonehaven, where over £500,000 has been invested in renovation and expansion over the past two years.

Success is a team effort

The success of the company can be largely attributed to the leadership, dedication and vision of the board and management team. This comprises of the Chairman and one of the founding directors of the company, Mike Macaulay, as well as the appointment of a new Managing Director, Grant Shewan in May this year. Kenny Findlay, Graeme Hay (Non-executive Director), Steven Park (Operations Manager), Brian Wallace (Accountant) and Steve Greig (IT Manager) complete the team.

GPH are proud of their mottos that they are ‘open to everyone’ and ‘have everything you need under one roof’ and with over 24,000 product lines they’re in a very strong position to deliver.<!-