Nearly 650 jobs are to go as part of a redundancy programme at JCB, the digger company, as a result of the housebuilding slump.
Read More »Government acts to stem housing crisis
A series of further measures and reforms designed to help alleviate the current challenges in the housing market and to support the vital delivery of more homes over the long-term, were announced yesterday by Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
Read More »Jobs and dividend suffer as Wolseley tightens belt
Building supplies distributors Wolseley have announced the loss of 6,000 jobs worldwide since August last year following a 35% fall in global pre-tax profit.
Read More »Builder jailed for conning pensioner
A builder who conned a Middlesex pensioner out of more than £100,000 has been jailed for seven years although his accomplices have yet to be found.
Read More »Police seek builders merchants’ help in bricklayer hunt
Warwickshire police are appealing for help from builders merchants nationwide in their hunt for a man wanted on suspicion of sexually abusing children.
Read More »Marley Eternit launches new Hydropanel guide
Roofing and building board people Marley Eternit have developed a simple guide all about their new dry-construction, high performance building board Hydropanel.
Read More »Buildbase open their 150th branch
Builders merchants Buildbase have opened a greenfield site in Radstock, near Bath, taking them to 150 branches.
Read More »Jewson PA bailed for fraudulent expenses claims
A former personal assistant at Jewson accused of falsely claiming £17,620 in expenses has had her case committed to crown court.
Read More »Klikka expand their flooring collections
Klikka, the flooring manufacturers, have added two new collections: Metropolitan and Heritage.
Read More »Multikwik connect up even better
The Multikwik range pan connectors from Hunter Plastics now has a comprehensive range of rigid connectors to complement the existing adjustable and flexible connectors.
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