Huws Gray has completed the purchase of Minera Building Supplies.
Read More »Britain needs 1 million construction workers by 2020
After the recent news in the media that Britain needs one million extra construction workers by 2020 in order to fulfil house-building needs, Lyndon Wood, CEO and owner of www.constructaquote.com made the following comments on the current climate of the industry.
Read More »Ideal Boilers launches guest blog series
Pimlico Plumbers CEO, Charlie Mullins, shares his thoughts on how installers can add value through PR.
Read More »Construction activity slows despite tenth straight quarter of growth
The Construction Product Association's (CPA) latest Construction Trade Survey shows that activity in construction rose for the tenth consecutive quarter in Q3.
Read More »Solid growth in the UK replacement kitchen doors market
The market for replacement kitchen doors has shown solid growth since 2008, with average annual growth of around 4-5%.
Read More »Lords raises money for Children’s Cancer UK
Lords Builders Merchants held their seventh Annual Golf Day in September at the Ealing Golf Club for 50 of their customers.
Read More »Coomers Staff Take On Great South Run for GUTS
More than 20,000 elite athletes, celebs, club runners, and fundraisers took part in the 25th Great South Run at Southsea on October 25th 2015.
Read More »UK roofing market growth boosted by housing market recovery
The roofing market is estimated to have grown by around 4.5% in 2014, following a period of poor performance, with a decline in 2012, and a modest increase in 2013.
Read More »CPA’s Skills Report: Ways to Formalise Construction Training
Manufacturers and distributors of construction products run thousands of training programmes for the builders and tradespeople who install their products. An opportunity exists to put that training on a formal footing with nationally recognised qualifications, according to a report from the Construction Products Association (CPA).
Read More »Travis Perkins plc acknowledged in National Apprenticeship Awards
Travis Perkins plc has been highly commended at the East Midlands final of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2015.
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