Cemex UK, owners of the Rugby Cement brand, have been fined £20,000 after homes, businesses and vehicles in Warwickshire were covered in dust.
Read More »Devon builders merchant expands
Torquay-based builders merchants Inter-Line have opened a new branch in Totnes.
Read More »Government chickens out of home improvement Part L changes
The Government has published its consultation document on proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations but has fallen short of including mandatory energy improvements when building extensions.
Read More »Travis Perkins get branch re-development go-ahead
Builders merchants Travis Perkins are to redevelop their branch in Bridport, Dorset, now that permission has been given to open a cut-price supermarket next door.
Read More »MKM boost turnover but profits slip
Independent builders merchant chain MKM Building Supplies saw turnover rise 22% to £130.8m in the year ending September 30 2008, their accounts have revealed.
Read More »Arbor Forest Products launch online training academy
Arbor Forest Products Ltd have launched an online training academy for the timber trading industry.
Read More »British bricks sold to Abu Dhabi
A Lancashire brick merchant has sold 250,000 Ibstock bricks to a top-end development in the United Arab Emirates.
Read More »Burglars target builders merchant branch
A burglary at Keyline Builders Merchants in Hinckley saw the thieves get away with fencing panels and sewage fittings.
Read More »Bathroom manufacturers conference heads to Chester
The annual conference of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association will be held at the Carden Park Hotel in Chester in on October 20.
Read More »Wolseley joint venture to axe a third of workforce
Stock Building Supply, the spun-off Wolseley US arm, is likely to lose almost half its outlets and a further 2,200 jobs as part of the recovery plan, according to documents submitted as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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