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 »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 »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.
Read More »BSS Industrial opens dedicated drainage branch
BSS Industrial has opened its first stand alone branch dedicated entirely to drainage.
Read More »PTS on course for NSPCC fundraising
Members of staff at plumbers merchant PTS' Cornwall and Devon branches teamed up last month to raise money for the NSPCC.
Read More »Deepings Trading sustains pub refurb project
Cambridgeshire independent builders' merchant The Deepings Trading Company is supplying the materials for the sustainable refurbishment of a former public house.
Read More »Hanson show off new brick factory
Many of the construction industry's key figures were among the VIP guests to be given an exclusive tour of Hanson's new £50m brick factory at Measham in Leicestershire last week.
Read More »Keyline take up with estimating software
HBXL, the building software company, has combined forces with Keyline Builders' Merchants.
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