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The Construction Products Association is forecasting that construction output will fall by 2.9% this year, steeper than the 2.2% forecast three months ago. This is primarily due to recovery in the private housing new build and repair, maintenance and improvement sectors being dependent upon the Bank of England cutting interest …

A numnber of high-profile infrastructure projects, including the multi-billion pound Stonehenge Tunnel and Lower Thames Crossing are in doubt, as Rachel Reeves, the Chancelor of the Exchequer looks to fill a hole in the public finances. Reeves is expected to announce plans today (July 29) to cancel major road tunnel …

Harriet Harman KC, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, will be a keynote speaker at the BMF All Industry Conference 2025, in Barcelona next June. Harman represented the constituency of Camberwell and Peckham as the Labour Member of Parliament from 1982 to 2024. In 2024 she was appointed to …

UK & Ireland landscaping and construction materials manufacturer Tobermore has appointed its first board, in order to spearhead further expansion and growth. The board will sit above the company’s current senior leadership team to provide them with strategic direction, governance, and oversight, and will comprise David Henderson as managing director …

Frank Elkins, former chief operating officer at Travis Perkins Group, is joining Grafton next month as chief executive officer of Selco and GB Distribution. Elkins will join Grafton on 5th August 2024, succeeding Howard Luft, current Selco CEO, who will leave the business for a new position by the end …

Officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Midlands Net Zero Hub (MNZH) visited the Worcester Bosch HQ to assess how the Heat Training Grant has been utilised. The £5 million Heat Training Grant provides heating engineers with £500 discounts towards becoming a fully qualified heat …

  Forterra has recently launched a load selector calculator to allow customers to tailor their brick orders to the precise mix of products they require. With the ability to choose the exact number of bricks they need from Forterra’s entire range of London Bricks, plus Ecostock’s Atherstone Red and Hampton …

The Bosch Group has laid the foundations to acquire 100% of the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture, including Hitachi’s 40% stake; the deal is $8 billion (£6.2 billion) and it expects it to be closed in approximately 12 months. The Bosch shareholders and supervisory board have approved the transaction. …

Waterline has unveiled its new and exciting partnership with Hendel & Hendel, known for its exquisite furniture hardware. Its collaboration, along with Waterline’s existing range of Crown Imperial handles, expands the options available to customers designing their next kitchen. To mark the launch, Waterline customers purchasing Hendel & Hendel hardware …

Marshalls has announced it is improving the sustainability credentials of its concrete pipe range by removing the steel reinforcement from one of its key products. This will achieve a minimum carbon saving of 6.1%, compared to its predecessor. The company manufactures a range of unreinforced and reinforced concrete pipes, and …