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Members of Britain’s largest union, Unite, working for Tarmac Building Products, are to start a programme of industrial action next week in a dispute over cuts to pay and two tier working.
John Nicholls: January League Tables
The League Tables figures used for John Nicholls in the print version of BMJ's January issue were for John Nicholls (Trading) rather than John Nicholls (Holdings) and, therefore, do not take into account the figures of J & Bs, the Dorset-based ...
Read More »Vince Cable to speak at BMF Members Day
Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Twickenham, is the first headline speaker to be confirmed for BMF Members’ Day in September, which takes the theme “The Future Belongs to the Bold”.
Read More »Managing the Carillion meltdown
Ed Husband, partner at law firm VWV specialising in litigation and recovery, spoke to buildersmerchantsjournal.net about some of the legal ramifications of Carillion’s demise.
Read More »Lords welcomes MP
West London independent Lords Builders Merchants welcomed Rupa Huq MP to its business in Park Royal, Ealing.
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Industry calls for contract diversity in wake of Carillon collapse
The collpase of major construction firm Carlillion into liquidation this morning has far-reaching implications for how the Government awards jobs to major contractors, say the Fedeation of Master Builders, the National Federation of Builders and ...
Read More »Howard Luft takes the Selco helm
Howard Luft is the new chief executive of Selco Builders Warehouse. He has moved from the Travis Perkins Group, where he was managing director of CCF for six years, to take the role. His previous positions included being managing director of Crown Paints and Buck & Hickman, while he also …
Read More »WCoBM welcomes eight new Liverymen
The Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) goes from strength to strength with the recent admission of eight new Liverymen, installed at one of the City’s most prestigious venues – Mansion House. The Livery now stands at 213 Liverymen and 21 Freemen. Joining WCoBM is by invitation only. Among the …
Read More »NFB: Scape framework successfully recognises regional contractors
Scape has recently announced their new Regional Construction framework for public sector projects in the Midlands and East of England, replacing the current EMPA framework, to generate a £1.1 billion work pipeline over the next four years. Eleven industry partners have been selected to lead the £1.1 billion framework including …
Read More »Ibstock Brick recognised for its marketing support at Jewson supplier awards
Ibstock Brick has been recognised for its marketing support at the Jewson annual supplier awards. The UK’s largest brick manufacturer picked up the Juice Award for Best Marketing Support at the event which took place as part of the Jewson annual conference and customer show in December. The award recognises …
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