Householders need to be sold on the idea of sustainability, meaning there's a real opportunity for construction marketing.
Read More »Plumbase welcomes Defra Minister
Jim Paice MP visited his local branch plumbers merchant Plumbase, as part of a scheme with the Builders Merchants Federation to show how the supply chain is responding to the challenge of sustainability.
Read More »Cement chimney smashes Top Gear TV car
Lafarge Cement was responsible for destroying the 'reasonably priced car' from the BBC's Top Gear programme.
Read More »Macpherson colours up Omnicolour
Paint brand Macpherson has launched a new paint colour collection, under the well-established Omnicolour name.
Read More »Dunlop Adhesives launches shower kits
Dunlop Adhesives is focussing on its 'Shower Waterproofing Kits' as the demand for wet rooms rises to an all time high.
Read More »Dunlop Adhesives repairs and sets
Adhesives manufacturer Dunlop Adhesives has launched Patch and Repair Cement and Fast Setting Render.
Read More »Hanson fined for block worker’s death
Building materials manufacturer Hanson Building Products has been fined £280,000 after an employee's head was crushed between concrete blocks and a metal platform.
Read More »Baxi Group encouraged by Government action on low carbon
Heating and renewable technologies manufacturer Baxi Group believes there is a silver lining to the Government's axing of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme.
Read More »Cemex supports National Bike Week
Building materials company Cemex UK is supporting National Bike Week this week, highlighting its investment in features vehicles and its driver training programme, aimed at cyclist safety.
Read More »Marshallls develops iPad Garden app
Landscaping specialist Marshalls has launched a brand new, free Garden Moodboard app for the latest must-have gadget, the iPad.
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