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North Wales-based independent builders merchant Huws Gray has bought the entire stock of Caradale Traditional Brick Ltd from the administrators.
Read More »Baxi wins green award
Boiler manufacturer Baxi has been named Green Manufacturer of the Year at the InstallerLive Awards.
Read More »Imperial makes Ideal purchase
Imperial Sanitaryware Ltd has bought fellow bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard's factory in Middlewich, Cheshire.
Read More »Construction faces worst decline for more than 30 years
Construction activity is unlikely to return to growth until 2014, sparking the worst decline for 30 years, according to the latest Construction Industry Forecasts.
Read More »Merchants shortlisted for construction marketing awards
Campaigns by builders merchant Build Center and plumbers merchant BSS are among those shortlisted for this year's Construction Marketing Awards.
Read More »Buildbase’s Sam rides out for Macmillan
A builders merchant from Buildbase in Leicester has completed a 95mile sponsored cycle ride in aid of the charity Macmillan.
Read More »Geberit lends a hand for TV’s DIY SOS
Plumbing fittings supplier Geberit helped a TV charity appeal by supplying pipe fittings and tools to help renovate a rundown youth centre in a deprived area of Liverpool.
Read More »Irwin Tool supports WorldSkills
Hand tool manufacturer Irwin Tools provided a variety of tools and accessories to the competitors taking part in the WorldSkills London 2011 competition.
Read More »Lafarge quarry hosts Kew students
Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK turned its Panshanger Park quarry into an outdoor classroom for the day as ecology students from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew learned how quarry restoration can be a friend to nature.
Read More »Green Deal needs 5% VAT rate says CPA chair
The government must support the Green Deal by levying a rate of 5% on work connected with it, according to Bill Bolsover, chairman of the Construction Products Association.
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