Time is running out for the chance to book seats at this year’s BMJ Industry Awards, produced in partnership with the IOBM. Held in the glamourous surroundings of the Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden, on Thursday September 28th, the awards lunch will see the announcement of the winners, chosen …

any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. I thought long and hard about whether to start this piece of writing, on this topic and in this way. First off, I want …

We can make our lives sublime And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time We all know what we mean by our ‘carbon footprint’. Goodness knows we’ve been talking about it long enough, and businesses are spending masses of time, and bags of cash, in trying to …

And from the midst of cheerless gloom I passed to bright unclouded day Higher for longer. That’s what’s happening to interest rates in the UK which, thanks to the actions of the Bank of England last Thursday, are now higher than they have been at any point in the past …

The votes have been counted and verified for the BMJ Industry Awards 2023. The eventual winners will be revealed at the Gala Lunch at the Grand Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London, on Thursday September 28th. To make sure you are there, go to https://bmjindustryawards.co.uk/tickets/ to book your tables and …

There was no possibility of taking a walk that day… the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question. Wow, it’s a bit grim out there. For once, I’m not just talking about …

Snickers Workwear’s LITEWork range combines all the features of high-performance sportswear. Its 37.5® Technology fabric technology is quick-drying and functional as well as providing UPF 40+sun protection. There’s also new Trousers, Shirts, Shorts, and Jackets and High-Vis summer clothes with new styles and stretch features for enhanced freedom of movement, …

Following clarification from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, about an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for UK businesses, the Construction Products Association has warned that it does not pertain to the construction products sector. CPA chairman Peter Caplehorn says: “Rather, the situation for our sector remains the …

Civils & Lintels, part of the Huws Gray group, has invested more than £5m to increase its capacity and enhance its service levels to the UK residential sector. The business has created four regional distribution hubs for the lintels division  – including new facilities in Nottinghamshire and the South East …

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has posted a fall of 2.5% in revenue and 31% in adjusted operating profts for the six months to June 30 2023. The announcement today (August 1) showed sales were £2,472m and operating profit £112m  reflecting weak market volumes in private domestic RMI and new …