Tool and equipment hire company HSS Hire has teamed up with the HSE to launch the 2009 Ladder Exchange.
Read More »Electric Heating Company calls for scrappage scheme extension
David Lee, director of the Electric Heating Company, would like to see industry calls for a boiler scrappage scheme extended to cover electric heating products.
Read More »Bulldog buys Caldwells’ assets
Wigan-based spade and fork manufacturer Rollins Bulldog Tools has purchased the assets of Caldwells Manufacturing, which entered administration in June 2009.
Read More »Hirers warned of plant thefts by bogus building firms
The Metropolitan Police has warned hire companies to be extra vigilant following a spate of thefts of plant and equipment by bogus construction firms.
Read More »CPA forecasts no construction recovery for two years
There is unlikely to be any real recovery in the construction industry before 2011, and it might be a further 10 years before output is back to 2007 levels.
Read More »Hansgrohe re-launches Aquademie showroom
Shower manufacturer Hansgrohe has relaunched its Aquademie showroom at the UK head office in Esher.
Read More »Which? names best boiler brands
Boiler manufacturers Vaillant and Worcester have been named as the two most reliable brands by the Consumers' Association magazine Which?
Read More »New home applications continue to rise
The latest statistics from NHBC show the sixth rolling quarter on quarter rise in applications to start new homes in the UK.
Read More »Tories pledge ‘nation of housebuilders’
If the Conservative Party wins the next general election, it will aim to create a "nation of housebuilders", Grant Shapps has said.
Read More »Construction decline easing, but industry still in recession
The industry may be nearing the bottom in terms of falling output, according to the latest Ernst and Young/Construction Products Association Activity Barometer.
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