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The Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) has welcomed bathroom and kitchen products manufacturer, Norcros, to the coalition as a Strategic Partner. Norcros, which employs 2,400 people, joins companies including The Bristan Group, Huws Gray, The BMF, Travis Perkins, and Ibstock as a strategic partner of the more than 40 strong coalition. …

Irish-based vehicle manufacturer Combilift has been awarded the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2025, for its Combi-CB70E, electric-powered multidirectional forklift. The Red Dot Award recognises design quality and innovation. Combilift previously won a Red Dot for the Combi-WR and ‘Best of the Best’ for the Combi-CB4. Martin McVicar, CEO …

West Fraser’s Inverness plant is celebrating 40 years of producing SterlingOSB board products. The plant employs 140 workers and was the first facility in Europe to manufacture OSB, now the SterlingOSB Zero portfolio, a panel product used in a range of applications including construction materials, furniture, packaging, and art installations. To …

Onduline Building Products, a manufacturer of lightweight roofing solutions, has launched a new CPD  (Continuing Professional Development) session aimed at supporting building professionals working on heritage and conservation projects. ‘Advanced Roofing Solutions for Heritage: Balancing Preservation & Performance’ is the latest addition to Onduline’s training programme and provides insight into …

James Burrell reports the early months of 2025 have seen an improvement in activity and performance after recently filed accounts showed reduced Turnover and EBITDA for the year to October 2024. Last year the merchant reported turnover of £95.1m, down from £108.2m achieved in 2023, with EBITDA also decreased to …

APP Plumbing and Heating has been declared an official Samsung distributor. This Partnership comes after APP Wholesale Ltd, the company behind APP Plumbing and Heating, acquired Ultimate Renewables Supplies, a heat pumps supplier with an existing relationship to Samsung. Neil Lake, managing director of APP Wholesale Ltd said: “We are …

Eight colleagues from Toolstation, part of Travis Perkins plc, undertook a hike across the Dorset coastline to raise funds for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. The hike, tackling 26 miles over the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, has so far raised £5,025 for the cancer support charity against a target …

Grant has launched its new programme, called ‘Start with Grant’, created to help build confidence in heat pump technology among installers by allowing them to live with the systems themselves. Partnering with Nesta on this project, This initiative is a version of Nesta’s own ‘Start at Home’ initiative to heating …

Lawsons Group (Lawsons) has revealed it has purchased two freehold sites in Edgware and Romford, expanding the company’s footprint to support an expanded product range. Lawsons, a timber, building materials and fencing merchant in London and the southeast of England, has thirty five branches trading under seven brands, with over …

Mark Reynolds, executive chairman of Mace Group and co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council since 2022, has been confirmed to speak at the BMF Annual Members Conference in September. Reynolds, who was chief executive of Mace Group until December 2024, is also a Board Director for BusinessLDN and the Northern …