Halifax builders merchant Complete Building Materials has renewed its sponsorship of local rugby club Halifax RLFC.
Read More »Jewson launches hunt for Green Genius at Ecobuild
Builders merchant Jewson is holding a live competition at the Ecobuild show next week to try to find the 'greenest' person they can.
Read More »VAT cut would create more than 50,000 jobs
The Cut the VAT coalition is claiming that reducing VAT to 5% on the labour element of home improvements would create more than 50,000 jobs in the UK.
Read More »Lafarge Cement wins responsible sourcing badge
Cement manufacturer, Lafarge has received the BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing Certificate developed by BRE Global. It is the first UK cement producer to receive the accolade.
Read More »Prime Minister visits Norbord factory
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy visited the Norbord factory this afternoon.
Read More »Travis Perkins’ merchanting sales fall 12pc
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has announced falling sales and a drop in pre-tax profits of 11% for 2009.
Read More »Wolseley profit shock sends share price soaring
Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley today announced that first-half profits are likely to be higher than analysts expected, with the result that the share price rose 11%.
Read More »Housebuilding gets further affordable boost
Housing minister John Healey today confirmed nearly £500m in extra funding to build around 8,000 affordable homes across the country.
Read More »Tories promise planning overhaul
The Conservative Party will reform the "broken" English planning system if elected, it was announced yesterday.
Read More »Bad weather sends Kingfisher sales south
Kingfisher plc, the parent company of B&Q and Screwfix, saw like-for-like sales fall 3% in the 13 weeks to January 30.
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