Bansal, the south east-based plumbers merchant, held a charity trade day at its Gillingham branch to raise money for the charity Children with Leukaemia.
Read More »Irish buying groups combine
Two Irish builders' merchants and DIY groups, Associated Hardware and National Hardware, have joined up to increase their purchasing power.
Read More »Government funding helps stabilise construction industry
A rise in Government-funded construction work and a surge in utilities projects are helping to stabilise the flow of construction projects starting on site, according to industry forecasts.
Read More »Hanson sets the responsible standard
Building materials supplier Hanson has been certified with the Responsible Sourcing of Materials (RSM) standard for two complete product lines - ready-mixed concrete and aggregates - covering nearly 300 UK production sites.
Keyline helps out at playgroup
Builders merchant Keyline, part of Travis Perkins, has helped pre-school toddlers in Swindon by helping transform their play area.
Read More »Council newbuild housing programme announced
Housing minister John Healey this week gave the go-ahead for construction of 2,000 council homes for rent, in the biggest local authority housebuilding programme in almost two decades.
Read More »Tool maker closes after 240 years
No buyers have been found for the Cheshire tool manufacturer Caldwells manufacturing which has closed down with the loss of 28 jobs.
Read More »Boiler campaign gets a TV push
PTS managing director Alan Ball was on BBC TV today, promoting the Boiler Scrappage Scheme petition set up by fellow plumbers merchant Mick Williams.
Read More »Unimer transactions down but share grows
Builders merchant cooperative and clearing house Unimer processed transactions worth £739m in the year to April 2009, down 13.6% on the previous year according to results released to the AGM this week.
Read More »Revenue in dawn raid on construction industry fraudsters
Some 21 people connected with the building sector were arrested in raids yesterday by HM Revenue & Customs officers investigating a multi million pound construction industry fraud.
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