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IronmongeryDirect, trade supplier of ironmongery products saw profits double to £1million in 2010.
Read More »Exclusive: Jewson responds to disability tribunal claim
Builders merchant Jewson has spoken exclusively to buildersmerchantsjournal.net following a ruling by an employment tribunal that company had breached disability discrimination rules.
Read More »Travis Perkins outperforms the market again
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins has seen group revenue jump 8% with growth across all its business sectors, according to its latest set of results, published today.
Read More »BMF launches merchant training portal
Builders merchant organisation the Builders Merchants Federation has launched the industry's on-line learning portal.
Read More »Grafton buys two more merchant branches
Builders merchant group Grafton Merchanting GB has added two new branches to its UK network.
Read More »Balls to Recticel
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls MP has visited insulation manufacturer Recticel Insulation Products in Stoke along with MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, Rob Flello.
Read More »Kronospan warns of raw material price rises
Wood-based panel producer Kronospan is warning the building industry of sustained price rises due to an unprecedented increase in raw material costs.
Read More »Housing approvals plummet again
Council planning approvals for new housing are half what they were before the recession hit, according to the latest Home Builders Federation Housing Pipeline report.
Read More »Lafarge to merge with Tarmac
UK building materials businesses Tarmac and Lafarge Cement UK are merging to form a new enterprise.
Read More »FMB wants Budget green deal package
If the Government is serious about green issues, it needs to bring out a series of measures including a reduced rate of VAT on home energy efficiency improvements in next month's Budget, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
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