News

Brassware manufacturer VADO won the 'Best Stand' award at this year's NMBS Exhibition in Telford.

Plumbers merchant Plumb Center and sister company Parts Center are aiming to raise more awareness about water treatment amongst their installer customers and, through them, householders.

Builders merchant Jewson has paid out £390,870 in compensation to a former manager after a tribunal found that it broke disability discrimination rules.

More than 5,000 construction firms have gone bust since 2009, according to accountants PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Grafton Group, the Dublin-based builders and plumbers merchant company group saw a strong performance from its UK businesses offsetting weakness in Ireland.

The Construction Products Association's State of Trade Survey shows that export business is helping many manufacturers make-up for an uncertain UK economy.

Nearly a third of small building firms expect to cut jobs over the next six months according to a new survey from the Federation of Master Builders.

Paint manufacturer AkzoNobel plans to open a custom-built decorative paints facility and close two existing factories.

The Institute of Builders Merchants will be holding a 'Practical Building Skills Challenge Event' at Cambridge Regional College on Wednesday October 19, 2011.

BM TRADA Certification will be exhibiting at Timber Expo 2011, the new exhibition for the timber sector.