Insulation manufacturer Superglass is to invest £37m in its manufacturing facility in Stirling, Scotland to double capacity from 27,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes annually within two years.
Read More »Converting empty spaces above shops could help housing crisis, FMB reveals
More than 90% of MPs think that converting empty spaces above shops could help reverse the current housing shortage, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Read More »RGB Community Fund winner selected
Following a public vote, Torrington-based animal charity K9Focus has been announced as a winner of RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund.
Read More »Wolseley ponders pulling plug on BCG
Wolseley UK, whose UK brands include Plumb Center, Drain Center, Climate Center and Burdens, has put forward a proposal to close down its BCG distibution business. has informed staff at its distributor brand BCG that it has begun proceedings to look at closing down the business, as part of a wider restructuring plan that the group announced last year.
Read More »Plumb Center owner Wolseley plans 800 job cuts
The owners of plumbing supply company Plumb Center have announced proposals to close their distribution centre in Warwickshire, putting 170 jobs at risk.
Read More »Jewson creates new jobs in Royston
A new Trade Park on Royston industrial estate has created a number of new jobs for local residents, thanks to investment from Jewson.
Read More »IKO’s #NoMorePotholes wins Best Social Media Campaign at CMAs
IKO PLC’s #NoMorePotholes campaign won ‘Best Social Media Campaign’ at the recent Construction Marketing Awards. Working with MRA Marketing, IKO PLC’s ongoing campaign raises awareness of the problems potholes cause, why repairs aren’t working, and that there’s a solution.
Read More »Altecnic’s parent company Caleffi acquires Cristina
Altecnic, the plumbing and heating products manufacturer, has announced that its parent company Caleffi has acquired Cristina - an Italian firm working under the trademarks Cristina Rubinetterie and SILFRA that has been producing top-end taps and fittings since 1949.
Read More »QRL brings Barlo back to mark 50th anniversary
QRL Radiator Group has announced it will roll out its trusted Barlo brand across its whole product portfolio in Great Britain from January 2018.
Read More »DW Nye helps Horsham charity
Kingsfold based builders merchant D.W. Nye is helping to raise funds for local Horsham charity Born Free with a Christmas inspired competition ‘Guess how many sweets are hidden inside the Gingerbread House’.
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