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The Builders Merchants Federation has announced  that Olympic medallists Steve Backley OBE and Roger Black MBE will be Keynote Speakers at the Virtual BMF AGM and Members Conference on 17 September 2020. The sporting duo will also host one of the “Training Taster” sessions taking place on the day. Backley …

Output in the UK construction industry continued to improve for the second month in a row in July, although employment levels continued to fall as businesses restructured to cope with the aftermath of weeks of Covid-19 lockdown. The IHS Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index (PMI) hit a reading of 58.1 …

Cost-cutting measures including redundancies and mothballing of factories will help brick-maker Ibstock achieve up to £20 million of annual fixed cost savings in 2021 and put it in a good position to take advantage of the market recovery. That’s according to an Interim Results Statement for the six months to …

The organisers of UK Construction Week,which was due to be held in October have postponed the event, replacing it with a London version in May as well as an October event at the NEC in Birmingham. The new UK Construction Week London is set to take place on May 4-6 …

Wood-look decking board manufacturer Millboard has launched a new website, designed to be effortless and intuitive, providing inspiration for homeowners and industry professionals alike. The new website makes extensive use of impactful, high-definition photography and video, and hosts an inspiration section containing projects, galleries and an outdoor living blog. The …

Builders merchants’ trade association the Builders Merchants Federation will work in partnership with TrustMark on the new Green Homes Grant scheme. The £2 billion Green Homes Grant scheme goes live at the end September.  Consumers in England will be able to claim the new vouchers, which are worth up to …

Tutum Technology is a new company formed to help manage not only the current 2020 challenges faced by the industry, but also futureproof businesses with robust innovative technology solutions.   Tutum is Latin for ‘safe’ and the cornerstone of its offer is a turnkey solution starting with a V-Health Passport …

British kitchen furniture manufacturer Moores saved a total of 7,726 tCO2e (tonnes carbon equivalent) over the last six years after moving from traditional gas-fuelled boilers to highly efficient bio-fuel boilers. “We have been actively pursuing a number of sustainability goals since 2014 and are delighted to begin sharing our many …

Timber and timber product supplier SCA Wood has invested over half a million pounds in racking, lighting and technology to support its new distribution model. “We have been working on our new distribution model, which replicates our product range in our Welshpool and Cumbernauld merchant operations,” says Jan Gritter, general …

Sales of heavy-side building materials slumped in second quarter as the economy and construction slowed. The latest statistics from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) show that sales of heavy-side building materials, including aggregates, ready-mixed concrete (RMC), asphalt and mortar saw unprecedented declines during the second quarter of the year. Aggregates …