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Band of Builders has answered the call to adapt the home of a former bricklayer, Kevin McGowan who has been bed-bound for a decade due to a rare neurological disorder. McGowan, a 65-year-old father of six from Toomebridge, County Antrim, was told his life expectancy could be as little as …

Forterra has welcomed back Member of Parliament for Bosworth, Dr Luke Evans, to its Desford site recently which is currently undergoing a £95 million expansion. Once complete, it is set to be the largest and most efficient brick facility in Europe. During the visit, Dr Evans was given a tour …

As part of its industry and parliament programme, the BMF arranged a constituency visit with Ruth Jones MP. The focus of the visit was how the building materials’ supply chain is evolving to support environmental responsibility in construction, and how they are responding to the net zero carbon challenge. The …

Lovell Partnerships recently specified Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) for an affordable housing project in one of Scotland’s most affluent areas. The local people of Callander, (near Stirling in Central Scotland) are finding it harder to live in the town due to the skyrocketing house prices.  In the last 10 years …

Sika has been shortlisted for the Quality Team of the Year Award at the International Quality Awards which is due to take place on June 23. Spanning eight major categories and now in its fifth year, the International Quality Awards are designed to recognise and reward the contribution of quality …

Knauf has joined Planet Mark, a widely recognised organisation that offers sustainability certification to businesses via the independent verification of social and carbon data. In doing this, Knauf has also committed to an annual carbon emissions reduction of at least 2.5%. Planet Mark is in the process of verifying data …

Smartroof, UK manufacturer of panelised roofing systems, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Established in 2002, Smartroof has gone from strength-to-strength and is now supplying over 300 roofs every month, aided in part by the recent £1.5 million investment in its Swadlincote production facility to meet the growing demand …

The 0.4% fall in construction output in April is bad news for the whole construction sector, but is especially concerning for small builders given repair, maintenance and improvement work (RMI) fell by 2.4%, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to recently released ONS Construction Output data. Brian …

Builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation has announced separate shortlists for two Awards that will be presented at its Annual Members Day Conference and Awards in September – the BMF Supplier Member Engagement Award 2022 and the BMF Service Member Engagement Award 2022. The finalists are: BMF Supplier …

For Men’s Health Week (13-19 June 2022), builders merchants Bradfords Building Supplies has teamed up with Premiership rugby team Exeter Chiefs and Somerset County Cricket Club to encourage people to check in on their friends. Sports stars including Exeter Chiefs RFC and England player, Henry Slade, plus Somerset County Cricket …