News

Irish merchanting group Grafton Group - is closing its Irish mortar and concrete manufacturer CPI.

Builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton believes the renewable industry will benefit from the government's decision to take its appeal to the Supreme Court.

Laurence Thomas, product manager at independent builders merchant Kent Blaxill has celebrated 40 years with the company.

Paying a builder or cleaner in cash, allowing them to evade VAT or income tax, will result in even deeper Government cuts to public services. That is the message from the most senior tax collector at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Plastic building materials merchant Eurocell Building Plastics has expanded to 120 outlets with the opening of a new branch on the South Coast.

The Government must make construction a priority, says builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders.

The Modern Masonry Alliance is urging the Government to take decisive action to stimulate the building industry to avoid a double dip recession.

Builders merchant Jewson is to supply building materials and timber to universities and colleges in Scotland having been successful in its tender to APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) Ltd.

Independent builders merchant Grant & Stone had a bumper year in the 12 months to March 31 2011.

It has just been announced (January 25) that the government has lost its appeal against a decision which found that it was wrong to slash Feed-In-Tarrif rates in the way it did.