Builders merchant group Travis Perkins is aiming to improve the quality of its database with a new technology platform.
Read More »Insurance companies question timber-frame cover
Insurance companies including Aviva and Axa have warned that insurers may pull cover on timber-framed buildings.
Read More »Minister announces further Kickstart funding for housing
Housing Minister John Healey today announced that a further £83m of government money will be used to get housebuilders building again.
Read More »Construction suffers worst output fall for 35 years
Figures from the Office of National Statistics that construction output fell by over 11% in 2009 - the largest single year fall since the three-day week in 1974.
Read More »Marshalls profits slump 46%
Landscaping products manufacturer Marshalls has reported pre-tax profits down 46% on sales that were 18% down at £311.7 m.
Read More »Grafton Group profits drop 79% amid signs of stabilisation
Irish and UK Builders and plumbers merchant group Grafton saw sales and profits fall for 2009 although there are signs that the market is stabilizing.
Read More »Kingspan profit falls
Irish building materials supplier Kingspan recorded falling profits and sales in the year to December 2009.
Read More »Get Britain Building campaign endorses Cut the VAT Report
Building coalitition campaign Get Britain Building is has thrown its weight behind a new report produced by the Cut the VAT Coalition.
Read More »CRH profits halved
Building materials company CRH saw pre-tax profits fall by 55% in 2009, although the second half of the year was better than expected
Read More »Plumbers merchant announces record sales
Independent plumbers merchant HPS has announced record sales for 2009
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