A significant capital restructuring has rescued building products group Heywood Williams from administration, safeguarding around 1,000 jobs.
Read More »Footprint brand back in business
Sheffield-based hand tools brand Footprint has restarted production at its Sedgley Road site in Owlerton, Sheffield under the name Footprint Sheffield, the former holding company of Footprint Tools.
Read More »Eurocell buys Deeplas
Eurocell Building Plastics Ltd has bought the Deeplas brand and foam roofline product range from Deceuninck Ltd.
Read More »Paint producer shortlisted for sustainability awards
ICI Paints AkzoNobel has been shortlisted for the Green Business Awards' Green Product accolade, and for the coveted Sustainable Manufacturer award at the UK Green Building Council's (UK GBC) Making Sustainable Development Happen Awards.
Read More »Boiler scrappage campaign gets Early Day Motion
Support for the plumbers and builders merchant campaign Reheat Britain has reached the House of Commons, with an Early Day Motion being tabled by Liberal Democrat MP, Richard Younger-Ross.
Read More »Software group buys new company
Blue Rock Systems Ltd, the supplier of software solutions to builders merchants, has bought the Nottingham based IT software company Sense Computers Systems from the Sense Group for £670,000.
Read More »Posh people’s plumber goes undercover on TV
The boss of top-end plumbing company Pimlico Plumbers has gone undercover on a construction site in Warrington for the Secret Millionaire TV series on Channel 4.
Read More »UK’s greenest house costs £70 a year in bills
A house being built in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is set to become Britain's most energy-efficient home, with fuel bills of just £70 a year.
Read More »Pupils explore Cemex quarry
Cement manufacturer Cemex played host to local schoolchildren at their Aylesford quarry as part of the company's corporate social responsibility program and efforts to work more closely with local communities.
Read More »Derby builders merchant gets new look
Following an 18-month project, Derby builders merchant Lakes Buildbase has transformed and improved its five-acre site in the city.
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