Builders merchant co-operative and clearing house Unimer is celebrating the success of its annual Unimer Day.
Read More »Minster goes from Minster to Minster
A team from specialist insulation and dry lining distributor, Minster, has walked 52 miles for charity along the Minster Way from Beverley to York.
Read More »Huws Gray meets the shadow minister
Welsh independent builders merchant Huws Gray has told the shadow minister for construction that the RMI market will be key in revitalising the economy in north Wales.
Read More »OFT invites comment on Travis Perkins’ BSS move
The Office of Fair Trading is looking into the proposed takeover of heating and plumbing merchant BSS group by builders merchant group Travis Perkins.
Read More »Man loses finger at adhesives firm
Adhesives and sealants supplier Building Adhesives in Staffordshire has been fined £10,000 after an employee had to have part of his finger amputated after being injured at work.
Read More »Jacuzzi axes 90 from UK workforce
Bathroom manufacturer and supplier Jacuzzi is cutting 90 jobs in the UK.
Read More »Housebuilding could drop below 100,000
Plans for around 85,000 homes have been scrapped by councils across the country, after the Government axed regional housebuilding targets.
Read More »Construction industry loses 63,000 jobs
Over 63,000 jobs w3ere lost by the construction industry in the first three months of 2010, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Read More »Twyford Bathrooms confirms Alsager closure
Bathroom manufacturer Twyford Bathrooms confirmed last week that its Alsager factory will definitely close.
Read More »Man fined for damage at Travis Perkins branch
A man became angry with staff at builders merchant Travis Perkins and deliberately wrecked a trailer load of plasterboard.
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