Preston-based builders and plumbers merchant OBAS UK Ltd has lent a helping hand to a unique enterprise project run by Bolton Lads and Girls Club, Renov8.
Read More »Kilsaran gains energy management ISO50001
Paving and walling specialists, Kilsaran International, has become the first paving company to gain the ISO50001 accreditation in implementing an enterprise-wide energy management system.
Read More »Daily Internet swoops for builders merchant software provider
Liverpool-based software firm Q4Ex, provider of cloud-based software services to builders merchants and distribution businesses, has been bought by web hosting company Daily Internet.
Read More »Covers scale new heights
Two teams from timber and builders merchant Covers have begun training in earnest ahead of tackling the challenging Pennine Way Mega Trek in July next year, raising funds to improve children's healthcare.
Read More »Rudridge warns businesses of flood risk
With weather forecasters predicting the UK may be facing its wettest winter for 30 years, independent merchant Rudridge has warned businesses large and small they should be aware of and prepared for the devastating impact of floodwater.
Read More »Norbord and Ainsworth to merge
Norbord and Ainsworth Lumber have signed an agreement under which they will merge, creating one of the largest oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturers across North America, Europe and Asia.
Read More »BSW Timber supports WWF Campaign to tackle the unsustainable timber trade
Supplier BSW Timber has pledged its support for WWF-UK's Forest Campaign to tackle global forest destruction.
Read More »Nobia buys Rixonway Kitchens
Kitchen supplier Rixonway Kitchens has been sold by private equity firm August Equity and its management team to Nobia AB of Sweden in a deal worth £34m.
Read More »Construction industry helpline launched
A new helpline has been launched by construction industry charity the Lighthouse Club to support the industry's workforce and their families.
Read More »More apprenticeships will mean more brickies, says FMB
A shortage of bricklayers must be addressed by an increase in the number of construction apprenticeships, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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