New homes organisation The Futures Group, has set out the industry's agreed view on how to rise to the challenge of delivering better homes.
Read More »Small housebuilders’ workloads at “lowest level”
New build workloads for small house builders in the social housing market are at their lowest level since 1999, warns the Federation of Master Builders in its latest State of Trade Survey.
Read More »OFT accepts Jewson sell-off undertakings
The Office of Fair Trading has decided not to refer the merger of rival builders merchants Jewson and Build Center to the Competition Commission, on the undertaking that Jewson parent Saint Gobain sells off 23 branches.
Read More »CR Taylor Timber upgrades online presence
CR Taylor Timber has introduced a new-look website, designed to be more detailed and user-friendly.
Read More »Green Deal success depends on heating supply chain
The Government has been urged to actively engage the heating industry supply chain if it wants the Green Deal to succeed.
Read More »NBG returns to Edinburgh
Independent builders merchant buying group NBG LLP has announced that its annual Conference for 2012 will be held on November 14 and 15 at the Edinburgh
lnternational Conference Centre.
Alsford Timber supports children’s hospice
Timber merchant Alsford Timber is to support a local children's hospice, Demelza, by joining in with the charity GO DOTTY campaign during National Children's Hospice Week from Friday 18th May to Friday 25th May.
Read More »Travis Perkins donates to Air Ambulance
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has donated £58,000 to the Northamptonshire air ambulance following a year of fundraising in 2011.
Read More »Benchmark Building Supplies welcomes Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Manchester independent builders merchant Benchmark Building Supplies last week, to mark the launch of the Government's £1bn Youth Contract initiative.
Read More »BMF sets out board for 2012-13
Builders merchants organisation the Builders Merchants Federation has announced its board line-up.
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