The Construction Product Association's latest Construction Trade Survey shows that activity in construction rose for the tenth consecutive quarter in Q3 2015.
Read More »Huws Gray buys Minera Building Supplies
Acquisitive Welsh-headquartered independent builders merchant Huws Gray has bought Minera Building Supplies in Wrexham.
Read More »RGB donates £1,000 worth of materials to Exeter Foyer
RGB Building Supplies has announced that Exeter Foyer is the latest beneficiary of its Well Built Community Fund.
Read More »New construction work rises at fastest rate for a year
There was strong construction output growth in October, according to the latest Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® survey.
Read More »Grafton goes Dutch
Irish builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton Group plc has signed an agreement to acquire Isero BV ("Isero"), the leading specialist distributor of tools and fixings in the Netherlands.
Read More »Paul Bence arrested…
…to raise money for charity.
Read More »Construction Output Falls in Q3
The latest ONS figures, released today (October 27), highlighted a decline in construction activity during Q3. Output in the construction industry was 2.2% lower than in Q2 and 0.1% lower than a year ago, and was 4.3% lower than the pre-recession peak.
Read More »Construction output figures expose impact of skills shortage, says FMB
Today's ONS figures, which show a 2.2% drop in construction output, expose the growing impact of the construction skills shortage, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
Read More »Ideal Boilers: CO Awareness Week reinforces safety message
For Ideal Boilers' customer service director, Chris Jessop, and the customer service team and installers, nothing is more important than customer safety.
Read More »Ventrica wins Direct Commerce Association award
Ventrica won the Direct Commerce 2015 Partnership of the Year Award for 3PL for outsourced European-wide contact centre/customer service provision on behalf of VivoBarefoot.
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