James Jones & Sons has installed new biomass plants at its Mosstodloch and Aboyne sawmills, spending a total of £5.4m. The new 2.5 megawatt plant at Mosstodloch will provide sustainable biomass from the groups own operations, providing heat for buildings, kilns and timber treatment. This replaces an existing gas boiler …
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Neoperl UK is taking delivery of four new high speed moulding machines in a significant investment to further improve the quality and efficiency in their UK production of flow regulators. The four new machines are being delivered in two batches; two arrived in March and the other two by the …
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Cement manufacturer Tarmac Cement is welcoming members of construction charity, Band of Builders, onto the latest episode of its popular One of the Family podcast. Band of Builders’ Trustee Gavin Crane and Project Lead Tim Winch will be joined by Tarmac Cement’s Aisling Molloy to discuss the charity and its latest …
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British shower products manufacturer, KUDOS has invested in extra production capacity at its manufacturing site in Cumbria. The £650,000 investment has seen the installation of a new shower tray production facility to supplement the existing tray manufacturing unit in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Last year, the company moved its finished goods …
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Building products distributor, SIG UK,has bought Bristol-based construction product supplier F30 Building Products. A national supplier with a broad range of specialist products, F30 Building Products operates from branches in Bristol and Plymouth and will continue to trade under its current name and branding but with the full support …
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BEIS Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, Lord Callanan, joined an expert industry panel to discuss the heating industry’s journey to zero emmissions. A key theme and outcome of the panel discussion was the pressing need for government and industry to engage consumers and influential heating installers. Karen …
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Output in the UK construction industry in March 2021 expanded at its fastest pace since September 2014. That’s according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index, which registered 61.7 in March, up sharply from 53.3 in February. Housebuilding (index at 64.0) was the best-performing category, with growth …
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The building market for insulation products is likely to bounce-back from itsa pandemic-fuelled fall, according to the latest survey of the sector by AMA Research. The market is estimated to have fallen by around 16% to £1.4bn, mainly due to the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on newbuild and domestic retrofit …
Read More »To support its net-zero carbon commitment and its purpose of Making the World a Better Home, building materials supplier Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is aiming to move its entire 3,000-strong car fleet to electric & hybrid vehicles by the end of 2023. The company has taken delivery of 100 new Volkswagen …
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Lords Builders Merchants have accquired the majority shareholding in independent builders merchant Condell Ltd. Condells currently operates from two branches – Sutton (South London), Horsham (West Sussex) and has a strong on-line presence. The company was founded in 2006 by Ruth Condell & Jim McMeckan. Condell is retiring, however, McMecken …
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