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The CMA has issued 3 firms with fines totalling more than £36m for breaking competition law in supplying certain concrete drainage products for building projects. Following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Northern Ireland-based firm FP McCann Ltd is facing a fine of more than £25 …
Read More »National Retrofit Strategy to boost repair and maintenance sector
A National Retrofit Strategy is required to boost the domestic repair and maintenance sector in construction, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). This is in response to the construction ONS data published today which demonstrates a 3% decline in private housing repair and maintenance. Brian Berry, chief executive …
Read More »Cliffe Packinging to invest in pallet cover manufacturing machine
Cliffe Packaging, supplier of bulk bags, packaging products and pallet wrapping materials, provides for a wide range of industries. These include, food, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, transport amongst others – with invaluable products advice and knowledge coupled to a fast, reliable delivery service, including on-line consignment tracking. The company have made …
Read More »BLANCO UK sponsors St Albans Rudolph Run
St Albans based kitchen sink and tap manufacturer, BLANCO UK, is the headline sponsor at Rennie Grove’s 2019 Rudolph Run (previously known as the Jingle Bell Jog) which takes place on 1st December. The event is made up of a 1.5k Fun Run and the longer 5k Rudolph Run, and …
Read More »FMB says that the Brexit election must address housing crisis
The urgent need to build more homes for everyone should be a key priority for all the political parties during the General Election campaign, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB is calling on all the political parties to make house building a national infrastructure priority, along with …
Read More »Worcester Bosch pledges support to ‘Time to Change’ movement
Worcester Bosch has announced its support to the Time to Change Employer Pledge, which aims to change the way people think and act about mental health in the workplace. With one in four British workers affected by conditions like anxiety, depression and stress every year, the UK’s leading boiler manufacturer …
Read More »Actis welcomes appointment of government’s MMC champion
The appointment of construction industry renaissance guru Mark Farmer as the government’s champion of Modern Methods of Construction has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. “The author of the ground-breaking, government commissioned Farmer Review of the Construction Labour Model, which called on the industry to ‘modernise or die’ in 2016 …
Read More »Success for Aico’s apprentices in EDA customer service product module
It is important to help young people in their career by supporting them with training. At the start of June this year Aico enrolled its apprentices on to the EDA (Electrical Distributors’ Association) Customer Services training module. The EDA is the trade association representing wholesale distributors of electro-technical products in …
Read More »New silent addition to the Triton range
Responding to consumer appeals for a quiet power shower, Triton, has re-engineered its popular AS2000 range to be silent. The new AS2000SRhas been awarded the Quiet Mark approval as a result of its low noise and high performance. Designed for low-pressure systems, and ideally suited to the replacement market, the …
Read More »National Timber Group acquires Cotswold Manufacturing
Sheffield, 6 November 2019, National Timber Group, the largest independent added-value timber distribution and processing group in the UK and parent of Arnold Laver, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the trade and assets of Cotswold Manufacturing Limited, to accelerate its growth and consolidate its position as the …
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