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A worker has died in an accident at cement manufacturer Cemex's Rugby factory.
Read More »OFT refers aggregates industry to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading is to refer the aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete markets for investigation by the Competition Commission.
Read More »UK loses nearly 10,000 construction & manufacturing businesses in two years
Over 5,000 construction firms gone into administration since 2010, according to a new report by accountants PwC.
Read More »Plumb Center demands access to Green Deal Plan
With the Government's Green Deal consultation having finished yesterday, plumbers merchant Plumb Center has set out its response.
Read More »Yorkshire plumbers given suspended prison sentences
Suspended prison terms have been handed out to two plumbers for falsely claiming to be Gas Safe registered engineers and leaving one local family in "immediate danger".
Read More »PTS man drives off with TP award
Plumbers merchant Stewart Jack from PTS's distribution centre RDC in Newcastle won 'Best Driver' at the Travis Perkins Group annual Driver of the Year Awards.
Read More »Builders warn of collapsing confidence
Confidence in the building industry has collapsed, according to builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders.
Read More »Builders merchant escapes helicopter crash
The manager of the Bath branch of builders merchant Sydenhams was among three men injured in a helicopter crash last week.
Read More »Timber factory fire closes road
A fire ripped through a timber roof truss factory in Scotland, closing a busy road for hours.
Read More »Loft insulation to fall 93% under Green Deal
The government's own figures show that its flagship green policy to transform the energy efficiency of 14m homes is likely to see the number of lofts being insulated fall by 93%.
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