The latest Report on Jobs, published by KPMG and the REC, highlighted slower, but still robust, growth of demand for permanent and temporary staff in the construction sector during October.
Read More »Greenworks 100,000 hours of training
Greenworks Training Academy hit its 100,000 training hours milestone in November, the equivalent of an installer working eight hours a day, five days a week, for the last 50 years.
Read More »Harlow Bros bolts on new business
Timber merchant Harlow Bros Holdings has announced the acquisition of Bolt Building Supplies.
Read More »JT Dove marks apprentice graduation
Cllr Nick Forbes, the Leader of Newcastle City Council, visited JT Dove Builders' Merchant this week at its head office in Newburn, Newcastle to meet with eight graduates of the trainee scheme and present awards to two long service employees.
Read More »JCB plans to shed further jobs
A slow down in global demand for its machines has caused construction plan manufacturer JCB to announce a possible further round of redundancies.
Read More »NBG rewards suppliers at 2015 conference
Independent builders merchant buying group NBG has presented its top suppliers with wards, in recognition of their efforts to build and maintain profitable partnerships over the past year.
Read More »UK shower products market estimated to grow by 4%
In 2015, the value of the UK shower equipment market is expected to have increased by around 4% compared to 2014, reflecting steady growth in the building and home improvement markets.
Read More »New CEMEX wharf
A new CEMEX wharf has opened at Dagenham, providing the closest aggregate production north of the river to central London.
Read More »Pasquill invests at Redhill
Pasquill, the UK's largest supplier of roof trusses has installed a state of the art laser projection system for its Redhill manufacturing plant.
Read More »Ridgeons takes Plumbstock to Diss
East of England independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons is opening a new branch of its dedicated plumbing and heating brand, PlumbStock, in Diss next week.
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