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 »Lafarge Aggregates wins safety award
Lafarge Aggregates & Concrete UK has been named industry leader in health and safety at the Mineral Products Association Health & Safety Awards.
Read More »Tall ship named in honour of builders merchant
A mini tall ship at Hartlepool Marina has been named after former builders merchant, James Edwin Atkinson, whose idea it was.
Read More »Greener brick could help reduce emissions
The makers of a new greener brick say it uses up to 90 per cent less energy and releases 90 per cent less CO2 than traditional bricks.
Read More »Lafarge invest in Dunbar cement works
Cement manufacturer Lafarge is on the final stages of its £7m investment programme at the Dunbar works.
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.
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