The value of residential building projects during the three months to March 2010 was 37% higher than the same period a year ago according to the latest Glenigan Index.
Read More »Graham sponsors motor racing star McNish
Plumbers merchant Graham, sister company of builders merchant Jewson, has signed a three year sponsorship deal with motor racing star, Allan McNish.
Read More »Manifestos fail to tackle housing crisis, warns FMB
Builders' organisation the Federation of Master Builders believes that none of the three main political parties have thought enough about the building industry in their election manifestos.
Read More »LibDem leader visits green business 2K
Nick Clegg MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has called for better bank financing of green businesses to support a 'fairer and greener economy'.
Read More »Robert Lee adds new branch
Independent bathroom distributor Robert Lee is opening a new depot in Huddersfield from the beginning of May.
Read More »British Gypsum md runs for Crash
Mike Chaldecott, the managing director of plaster and plasterboard supplier British Gypsum, is running in the London marathon on Sunday in aid of construction industry charity CRASH.
Read More »NMBS confirms gala dinner speaker
Independent builders merchant buying group NMBS will feature football referee Graham Poll as the after-dinner speaker at the Gala Dinner next month.
Read More »Kent Blaxill receives trading standards approval
Independent East Anglian builders merchant Kent Blaxill has had two branches recognized under the Essex County Council Buy with Confidence scheme.
Read More »Lafarge, Jewson and Marshalls help brothers in arms
Cement manufacturer Lafarge Cement, landscaping manufacturer Marshalls and builders merchant Jewson have clubbed together to donate gifts to troops returning from Afghanistan.
Read More »Jewson boss signs up against NI tax rise
The boss of builders merchant chain Jewson is one of the latest signatories to the open letter to the Government, attacking the forthcoming increase in National Insurance.
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