Builders merchants organisation the Builders Merchants Federation has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, urging him to scrap the planned fuel duty rise planned for April.
Read More »Timber consultancy urges re-think on timber
The Timber Trade Federation has set up ReThink, a new consultancy service designed to support the timber specification and supply chain
Read More »Builders’recession to enter fourth year
Small to medium sized building firms are set to begin a fourth year of falling workloads according to the latest State of Trade survey from the Federation of Master Builders.
Read More »UKGBC calls for simpler green regulation
The UK Green Building Council s calling for the government to simplify carbon reduction regulations to help businesses.
Read More »H+H achieves efficiency standard
Aircrete block manufacturer H+H UK has been awarded BSEN 16001 - the latest European standard to focus specifically on energy efficiency.
Read More »Economy goes into reverse, taking construction recovery with it
Construction output fell by 3.3% in the final quarter of 2010, the largest fall since the height of the recession in early 2009.
Read More »Builders merchant swims with the fishes
Sussex independent builders merchant Chandlers Building Supplies sent Lewes branch manager Tim Parsons off to swim with sharks earlier this month on the condition that he raised money for charity.
Read More »Wolseley van caught in fly-tipping video
A man driving a van belonging to builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley was captured on video last week fly-tipping a radiator over a fence.
Read More »Travis Perkins can keep Walsall, OFT rules
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins will be allowed to retain its Walsall store after the Office of Fair Trading ruled that competition in the area was sufficiently robust.
Read More »Housing market down by a third
Housing project starts for the three months to December 2010 fell by 31% compared to the same period in 2009.
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