Plumbing people Geberit have celebrated the move to new purpose built UK head office and training academy in Warwick with an official opening ceremony.
Read More »Saniflo see France the hard way
Saniflo sales director, Tim Pestell is to ride through France from the English Channel to the Mediterranean in aid of the Cancer Research charity.
Read More »Lafarge renew WWF partnership
Building materials group Lafarge have renewed their partnership with the WWF for another four years.
Read More »Wolseley win Carbon award
Builders merchant group Wolseley have won a West Midlands environmental award for their Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa.
Read More »Saint Gobain sales fall 15%
Jewson and Graham parent company Saint-Gobain have seen sales fall 15% for the first quarter of the year.
Read More »Construction contraction slows marginally
The UK construction industry continued to contract in April though the speed at which it did so slowed considerably, according to a new survey.
Read More »Manager stole from builders merchant to build house
A builders merchant, who stole £40,000 from his employer to build a house in Tunisia, has been jailed for nine months.
Read More »Wolseley take £175m hit on Stock disposal
Builders and plumbers merchant group Wolseley have got rid of their loss-making US arm, Stock Building Supply Holdings, via a joint venture deal with investment firm The Gores Group.
Read More »JP Corry get chain of custody certification
Northern Irish builders merchants JP Corry, have been awarded Chain of Custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) for a wide range of timber products.
Read More »Saint Gobain ditch LDV as takeover looms
Saint Gobain, parent company of builders merchants Jewson and plumbers merchants Graham has stopped buying vehicles from LDV after the Birmingham van-makers went into financial difficulties.
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