Construction output will fall by 16% by the end of this year, with no significant upturn until 2012, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association, published today.
Read More »Otford add a new merchant branch
Kent independent builders merchants Otford Builders Merchants have acquired a new depot in Rochester.
Read More »Part F proposals suggest compulsory ventilation checks.
All ventilation may have to be inspected and commissioned if proposals in the current Building Regulations Part F (ventilation) consultation document are passed.
Read More »Travis Perkins wins green award
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has won recognition for its environmental credentials at the inaugural Green500 Better Buildings Partnership Awards.
Read More »Wolseley chief quits
Chip Hornsby, chief executive of builders and plumbers merchant Wolseley, has left the company with immediate effect after three years. The share price rose 4% as a result.
Read More »Construction products output hits zero point
The latest Ernst and Young/ Construction Products Association Activity Barometer, has delivered a figure of zero for the very first time.
Read More »Travis Perkins work with EST on energy reduction targets
Builders merchants Travis Perkins and construction group Mears have worked with the Energy Savings Trust on a report into the feasibility of achieving a 60% reduction in carbon emissions from 1960's flats.
Read More »Brown pledges billion pound housing spend
A commitment to spend £1.5bn to provide more affordable housing has been made by the Prime Minister as part of the government's Building Britain's Future programme.
Read More »Plumbers merchant spends millions on re-brand
Burnley-based James Hargreaves (Plumbers Merchants) Ltd is to pump £3m into six key areas of the business to safeguard its long-term future.
Read More »Young builders merchants earn their management stripes
Six young staff members at East Anglian independent builders merchants Kent Blaxill have received certificates for their first level of management training.
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