Building products manufacturer Forterra has confirmed “significant double digit price selling increases delivered across key products in late 2021/January 2022 with management continuing to review the cost landscape before determining when further price increases will be applied.” Chief executive Stephen Harrison said that the strong customer demand seen through 2021 …

SIG UK has become a partner of the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS). The partnership will provide the resources to help SIG UK lead the conversation on sustainable building practices both internally and with its supply chain. SIG UK will encourage suppliers to join the school, making use of the …

Builders merchant Travis Perkins is set to relocate to a new branch in Bristol St. Philips. The new branch is 1.7 acres bigger in size and will be located on Days Road. It opens its doors on the 7th February. The existing 11 strong team from the Albert Road branch will transfer …

Naylor Industries welcomed two important visitors to its manufacturing sites last week, the Lord Lieutenant – the Queen’s representative in South Yorkshire  – and MP Miriam Cates. Professor Dame Hilary Chapman DBE visited Naylor’s Wombwell site  on 20 January to formally present the company with the Queen’s Award the Clayware …

Marsh Industries, the manufacturer of off-mains drainage products, has appointed Professor Tom Stephenson (FREng, CEng, FIChemE, FHEA) of Cranfield University to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Professor Stephenson actively supports innovation in the water sector and, as a member of Water UK’s Net Zero Expert Panel, is working towards …

 Construction output in the industry will grow by a 4.3% in 2022, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association, slowing to 2.5% in 2023 compared to the 13.3% seen in 2021. Housebuilding  is expected to remain buoyant while infrastructure will be the major driver for growth. Projects …

Timber decking from Timber Focus is available in 32x150mm and 32x125mm in redwood and 32×150 in Siberian Larch. The volumes supplied will range from packs in Siberian Larch from the Warehouse in Staffordshire to full loads in treated softwood from the factory in Estonia. All Decking supplied is FSC Certified. …

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party. Much as it pains me, as a journalist with a heartier than average appetite for news, to say this, but I am seriously considering switching off from all forms of …

The branch of Buildbase in Sudbury, Suffolk is to be sold in order to meet the requirements of the Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA has accepted the undertakings and clear Huws Gray’s £520m acquisition of Grafton Group’s Traditional Merchanting Business in Great Britain. In July 2021, Huws Gray agreed …

For Brutus is an honorable man; So are they all, all honorable men We live in odd times when the newspaper headlines are full of stories relating to a garden party. And not one that the Queen was at either. So, 100 or so people who had all been working …