Thieves stole £67,000 of boilers when they broke into a branch of plumbers merchant Plumb Center last week.
Read More »Construction gets ninth minister in eight years
The UK construction industry is to get its ninth construction minister in eight years with the move of Ian Pearson to economic minister to Treasury.
Read More »Wolseley win five million pound Tesco order
Builders and plumbers merchant chain Wolseley have won the contract to supply Tesco supermarkets across the country.
Read More »Builders and timber merchant group gets new funding
Herefordshire-based Pontrilas Group has secured an £8.3 million refinancing package for its two trading arms, Pontrilas Timber and Builders Merchants and Pontrilas Group Packaging Limited.
Read More »TP branch helps heart-op toddler
The Ruabon branch of builders merchants chain Travis Perkins have donated materials to build a wendy house for a two-year old girl with a heart condition.
Read More »HPS open third plumbers merchant this year
South coast-based plumbers merchants HPS have added three new branches so far this year, taking their total to 24.
Read More »Official stats show construction output ‘worst on record’
The construction output figures from the Office of National Statistics have confirmed that output in the construction sector is at its lowest point ever.
Read More »B&Q sales rise but Screwfix falls back
Sales at DIY retailers B&Q rose 4.6% in the first quarter of 2009, while sister company Screwfix fell 6% in the same period.
Read More »Hanson EcoHouse shows masonry Code 4 benefits
Figures from the Hanson EcoHouse shows the house has exceeded the company's performance expectations, proving that the benefits of thermal mass can be provided in a house built from traditional masonry and concrete construction.
Read More »Elliotts launch Tool fair
Southampton-based independent builders merchants Elliotts have launched The Southern Toolfair, being held later this month.
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