More than 800 companies have confirmed as exhibitors at this year's show, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham at the end of October.
Read More »Frank Key make a century
More than 800 people turned out for an evening's celebrations to mark 100 year’s of trading for Nottingham-based builders Merchants Frank Key.
Read More »Construction investment highest for seven years
"Investment in the construction industry is running at a higher rate now than at anytime since 2000". So says the latest survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA).
Read More »BMF initiative gets LABC backing
The BMF’s Product Support Strategy has gained the backing of Local Authority Building Control (LABC).
Read More »Top turnover for timber company
Timber importers, Premier Forest Products have bucked the trend for flat sales by reporting record turnover for the past year.
Read More »British Gypsum deliver greener option
British Gypsum are reducing their vehicle-based CO2 emissions by utilising a rail service between their Kirkby Thore works in Cumbria and customers in central Scotland.
Read More »City Plumbing extend eco range
City Plumbing Supplies, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has extended its range of eco-friendly products in response to consumer demand.
Read More »Web works for building businesses
Builders who actively use the internet to market their business and gain enquiries plan to grow their businesses at double the rate of those businesses currently not online, says a recent report about UK SMEs.
Read More »Are you breaking the law?
Builders merchants might be unwittingly breaking the law when it comes to the use of fork lift trucks warns Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS).
Read More »BRC calls for clarity
"Shrouded in mystery" that is the conclusion of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in response to an independent report it commissioned from Oxford University about how minimum wage increases are set.
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