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Soha Housing and Huws Gray Partnership Solutions have joined forces to improve the social housing association’s repairs service. Soha serves 8000 homes in and around South Oxfordshire and neighbouring districts and counties, and in 2025 the organisation launched Soha Response – its first fully ‘in-house’ repairs service – directly employing …

Polypipe Building Services has enhanced manufacturing through a programme of automation investment at its Aylesford production facility. Recent investment include £1.5 million in automation technology, alongside further investment of £3 million in moulding machinery and £2.5 million in extrusion technology. The manufacturer has implemented automated systems using six-axis and Cartesian robots, …

Selco Builders Warehouse has renewed its partnership with title-winning tem ‘Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport’ in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship for a second consecutive season following its debut in 2025.  The renewed collaboration will feature prominent Selco branding on the race cars and team suits, as …

Builders’ merchant, MKM Building Supplies, is set to open its 142nd branch, at Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird, on March 9 2026, creating 17 new jobs and continuing the company’s expansion across the UK in 2026. The new branch, led by branch directors James Douglas and Scott Fowler, will stock leading brands …

International Plywood (Importers), C & W Berry and Isover Saint Gobain’s Andy Fletcher were the overall winners at the Fortis Building and Timber Conference Supplier Awards last night (March 3). The gala awards night was held in the middle of the buying group’s two-day event, which saw over 4,000 meetings …

CIVIL engineering product manufacturer Wrekin, alongside its subdivision Geoworks, has recorded significant growth despite a punishing year for the overall construction market. As UK housebuilding declined by around 8% against a backdrop of high interest rates and inflation, Wrekin’s turnover grew by 12%. This growth was underlined by a series …

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched the 2026 edition of its Roadmap to Net Zero, unveiling a revised emissions trajectory as the sector aims toward Net Zero by 2050. BCF’s latest analysis highlights that to maintain momentum, the sector must embrace deeper, more complex interventions, particularly around Scope 3 …

Yvonne Elliott, a Leeds grandmother who was conned out of her £14,000 life savings by a rogue trader for a 3m by 6m living room extension, is set to see her extension be completed with the backing of Travis Perkins. Local builder, Graham Nash, of Pinnacle Builders Leeds, said his …

City Plumbing has launched a new integrated design service to help housebuilders deliver low-carbon homes more efficiently. The New Build Design Service is delivered by City Plumbing’s Renewables team, which works closely with housebuilders including detailed heat loss calculations, accurate heat pump sizing, emitter and pipework layouts, hot water configuration, …

As Instantor marks its 100th anniversary, employees took on the Mater Hospital Foundation’s 100 Miles in a Month Challenge throughout February to support cardiac care at the Mater Public Hospital in Dublin, raising over €4,000. Participants ran, jogged, or walked 100 miles over the course of the month, getting active …