Fibo has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new account managers to service the North East and South East: Roslyn Evans and Sophie Nugent. Roslyn Evans (South East) and Sophie Nugent (North East) joined Fibo at the beginning of May and will be responsible for the company’s …

The screwless multimedia range covers all application requirements with a large selection of faceplate designs to choose from, all available with or without FASTCHARGE A+C USB charging ports, which can deliver a charging rate of up to 12V DC 1.5A (18W) to compatible devices. These plates can all be customised …

Forterra has welcomed back Member of Parliament for Bosworth, Dr Luke Evans, to its Desford site recently which is currently undergoing a £95 million expansion. Once complete, it is set to be the largest and most efficient brick facility in Europe. During the visit, Dr Evans was given a tour …

As part of its industry and parliament programme, the BMF arranged a constituency visit with Ruth Jones MP. The focus of the visit was how the building materials’ supply chain is evolving to support environmental responsibility in construction, and how they are responding to the net zero carbon challenge. The …

Lovell Partnerships recently specified Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) for an affordable housing project in one of Scotland’s most affluent areas. The local people of Callander, (near Stirling in Central Scotland) are finding it harder to live in the town due to the skyrocketing house prices.  In the last 10 years …

Sika has been shortlisted for the Quality Team of the Year Award at the International Quality Awards which is due to take place on June 23. Spanning eight major categories and now in its fifth year, the International Quality Awards are designed to recognise and reward the contribution of quality …

Knauf has joined Planet Mark, a widely recognised organisation that offers sustainability certification to businesses via the independent verification of social and carbon data. In doing this, Knauf has also committed to an annual carbon emissions reduction of at least 2.5%. Planet Mark is in the process of verifying data …

Smartroof, UK manufacturer of panelised roofing systems, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Established in 2002, Smartroof has gone from strength-to-strength and is now supplying over 300 roofs every month, aided in part by the recent £1.5 million investment in its Swadlincote production facility to meet the growing demand …

IG Lintels has appointed Caroline Meredith as its new commercial director. Meredith has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry, having worked for IG Lintels since 1979. Meredith brings a wealth of experience to her position; she has previously held the positions of sales office team Leader, customer service …

The 0.4% fall in construction output in April is bad news for the whole construction sector, but is especially concerning for small builders given repair, maintenance and improvement work (RMI) fell by 2.4%, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to recently released ONS Construction Output data. Brian …