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Aircrete block manufacturer H+H UK has been awarded BSEN 16001 - the latest European standard to focus specifically on energy efficiency.
Read More »Economy goes into reverse, taking construction recovery with it
Construction output fell by 3.3% in the final quarter of 2010, the largest fall since the height of the recession in early 2009.
Read More »Wolseley van caught in fly-tipping video
A man driving a van belonging to builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley was captured on video last week fly-tipping a radiator over a fence.
Read More »Travis Perkins can keep Walsall, OFT rules
Builders merchant group Travis Perkins will be allowed to retain its Walsall store after the Office of Fair Trading ruled that competition in the area was sufficiently robust.
Read More »Housing market down by a third
Housing project starts for the three months to December 2010 fell by 31% compared to the same period in 2009.
Read More »Grant & Stone tops BMJ Index
Independent builders merchant Grant & Stone has topped the BMJ Index for 2010, according to the January issue of Builders Merchants Journal, out this week.
Read More »Plumb Center opens another new generation branch
Plumbers merchant Plumb Center, part of Wolseley UK, has opened a second new-generation branch in Orpington, Kent.
Read More »Kingspan’s CRH takeover gets European go-ahead
Insulation group Kingspan has been given the all-clear to take-over rival CRH Insulation Europe by the competition authorities in Germany, Holland and Ireland.
Read More »Green MPs open Wolseley’s refurbished sustainable offer
Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley has refurbished its ground-breaking sustainability showcase, the Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa.
Read More »Scam builders guilty of £1m fraud
A gang of builders in Gloucestershire has been found guilty of conning householders out of nearly £1m.
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