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Aiva Barry and her family have thanked volunteers from award-winning construction charity Band of Builders for landscaping the outdoor space and erecting fencing around it. Barry, 12, has severe learning difficulties and will now be able to play safely in her garden for the first time after the volunteers work on her …

Glenigan’s December Index reports that project starts fell 12% against the preceding three months, this is 25% lower than a year ago; Civils work starting on-site declined 18% against the preceding three months, 31% down against the previous year. Residential construction starts fell 3% in the preceding three months and …

Harry Redknapp opened the new Travis Perkins branch in Bournemouth yesterday; the former Bournemouth, Portsmouth, West Ham and Tottenham manager made a special visit to its newly relocated branch. Its new branch is 2.63 acres in size and boasts Travis Perkins Hire facilities that enable customers to hire all the …

Changes to standards for concrete have been published by BSI, the business improvement and standards company, and could save 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. It is one of the most significant changes to the traditional concrete “recipe” for making concrete since the 1980s, is set to …

A record-breaking £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles, after its Big Charity Quiz Night boosted its final fundraising amount by £15,000. Held at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, a total of 53 teams of four, which included customers, friends, family, staff and suppliers from across the UK, joined the …

Speedy Hire has opened the doors of its fourth sustainable service centre in Basildon, its new 33,000 sqft. state-of-the-art facility follows the successful opening of a number of centres in the past 24 months. Its new site in the Southeast will enable the company to service its London customers with …

Latchmere School came out on top in a public vote in Leyland SDM’s Big School Makeover competition to scoop the “game-changing” prize. The School, in Kingston upon Thames, is planning to breathe fresh life into its facilities after winning £5,000 worth of decorating and DIY materials in a London-wide contest. …

The Huws Gray Group announces that after 14 years with the business, Ian Northen the Company’s chief executive officer will step down from its board of directors on February 1 2024 Following a comprehensive search process to identify a successor to lead the next phase of the business’s growth, the …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is delighted to announce its annual Help for Hospices fundraising week is taking place between Monday December 11-15. Across its branch network, Covers is aiming to raise £30,000 during the week for 12 hospices located in the South East, this figure will add to the …

The Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) reports that compared to the same period in 2022, Q3 2023 total volume sales to builders and trades fell -10.5% from Britain’s Builders’ Merchants. Value sales were down -3.3%, as prices rose +8.0%. There was no difference in trading days. The three largest categories …