Irish and UK Builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton saw sales and profits fall for 2009 although there are signs that the market is stabilizing.
Read More »Kingspan profit falls
Irish building materials supplier Kingspan recorded falling profits and sales in the year to December 2009.
Read More »Get Britain Building campaign endorses Cut the VAT Report
Building coalitition campaign Get Britain Building is has thrown its weight behind a new report produced by the Cut the VAT Coalition.
Read More »CRH profits halved
Building materials company CRH saw pre-tax profits fall by 55% in 2009, although the second half of the year was better than expected
Read More »Plumbers merchant announces record sales
Independent plumbers merchant HPS has announced record sales for 2009
Read More »Construction industry “in recession for two years”
The construction industry has now been in recession for two years, according to the latest data from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
Read More »Government launches plan for warmer, greener homes
The Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy, launched by the Government yesterday, is aimed at cutting emissions from the UK's homes by 29% by 2020.
Read More »Home ownership levels fall
The Council of Mortgage Lenders reports that home ownership in the UK continues to fall as a result of affordability pressures and a shortage of new homes.
Read More »Builders merchants lose nearly one tonne in weight
Hull-based independent builders merchant MKM has raised over £7,000 for charity with employees shedding nearly one tonne of weight in the process.
Read More »Builders merchant plants trees to promote e-commerce
Builders merchant Buildbase is to plant 10 sapling trees for every one of its customers which switches to electronic billing.
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