Grants totalling £17,000 from building materials firm Lafarge are helping provide new facilities at a Staffordshire cricket club.
Read More »Ridgeons buys more Linde trucks
Independent timber and builders merchant Ridgeons is investing half a million pounds in a new fleet of forklift trucks and side-loaders.
Read More »Breedon Aggregates improves profits
Breedon Aggregates, the independent aggregates business, saw underlying operating profits rise in the six months to June 30 2012.
Read More »Obituary: Frank Hellyer
Builders and timber merchant Covers regrets to announce the death of its former timber director Frank Hellyer.
Read More »Reciprocity launches in south Wales
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has donated surplus goods to the launch of Reciprocity Cardiff.
Read More »Huws Gray adds proof of delivery software
Independent builders merchant Huws Gray has invested in proof of delivery scanners, thanks to its tie-up with merchant software provider Border Merchant Systems.
Read More »Over a third of building business cutting jobs
Around 37% of construction SMEs are cutting jobs, says builders organisation the Federation of Master Builders.
Read More »Public sector output fall points to difficult 2012
The latest construction figures released by the Office of National Statistics, showing that output fell 6% in May, indicates a bleak outlook for construction during 2012.
Read More »Willbond cheers Olympic flame from the loo
Staff at bathroom and plumbing merchant Willbond awarded themselves the prime spot when the Olympic Torch Relay passed by their premises.
Read More »Everbuild works out for charities
Staff at sealants, adhesives and building chemicals company Everbuild Building Products spent the last weekend working hard for their chosen charity for 2012 - The Haven.
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