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Nearly 200 construction companies and industry figures from across England and Wales gathered in The Midlands to celebrate outstanding contributions made to the built environment, and the high quality work and commitment delivered by NFB members across the regions. Hosted by stand-up comedian Dominic Holland, the sixth annual awards ceremony …

Baxi is sponsoring Expert Trades Live, a series of specialised training courses aimed at helping installers to build a professional and profitable business. The first session, a crash course in marketing, will be held on three different dates at various Baxi training centres across the UK. It all kicks off …

A 29-year-old woman has died after being hit by a load dropped from a tower crane. The victim was passing a Higgins Homes site in east London on Tuesday morning (March 27th) when the crane dropped a pallet of bricks. Police in Tower Hamlets are appealing for witnesses after launching …

With exactly one year until Brexit, construction employers in the UK are praising the quality of their EU workers and encouraging them to stay, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

A 28-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a load dropped from a tower crane. The victim was passing a Higgins Homes site in east London on Tuesday morning when the crane dropped a pallet of bricks. Police in Tower Hamlets are appealing for witnesses after …

A new ‘Dedicated Strategy for Small Housebuilders’ is set to reverse the decline in the number of new homes built by small builders, which has plummeted to just 2,500 today from 12,000 in 1998. The Cross-Party MPs leading the report said: “We have many legitimate disagreements with each other on …

Gloucestershire based shower enclosures specialists, Lakes Bathrooms, are launching a new collection of shower enclosures specifically for pets.

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John Nicholls Building and Plumbing merchants on Telford Road, Bicester challenged their customers, suppliers and staff to beat Darts legend Andy “The Viking” Fordham at its Bicester merchant on Friday 23rd March in aid of Sport Relief. Several people from the local darts community in Oxfordshire also came to take on …

The new 2018 report on the UK shower market from MTW Research finds that whilst the prospect of Brexit is dampening performance, robust demand continues to support above inflation growth in 2018 for most sectors. Brexit ‘Blip’ Softened by Millennials & Empty Nesters The 270 page report identifies the Brexit …

Lack of awareness of a recent regulatory change could lead to significant and costly delays in both large and small construction projects in Scotland, a leading environmental consultancy has warned. From January 1 this year, construction projects are obliged to obtain a “Complex License” for any project larger than four …