Builders and plumbers merchant chain Wolseley UK is to hold an educational event at the Sustainable Building Center in Leamington Spa.
Read More »Two more arrested in Jewson fraud probe
Detectives investigating the alleged £1m fraud at builders merchants chain Jewson have arrested two more men.
Read More »Gap buy Everwhite
GAP, the plastic home improvement products people, have bought the assets of roofline manufacturers Everwhite Ltd from the administrators.
Read More »BMF act on insulation market distortions
The Builders Merchants Federation is campaigning against the way they believe the insulation market is being distorted by the Government's carbon reduction scheme (CERT).
Read More »Akzo Nobel lose €1.1bn on ICI deal
The Dutch owners of the Dulux paint brand posted their first annual loss in eight years following a €1.2bn writedown on British paint group ICI, acquired last year.
Read More »Wolseley employee gets £9,000 damages after ‘sexist abuse’
A secretary at plumbers merchant chain Plumb Center was awarded £9,000 in damages after she was subjected to systematic and continuous' sexist abuse for being the only female employee at the branch.
Read More »Tarmac owner slashes 19,000 jobs worldwide
Anglo American, parent company of Tarmac, will try to save $2bn by cutting 19,000 jobs and scrapping a dividend.
Read More »New group calls for £6.3bn housing investment
The Government has been urged to kick-start the economy by investing £6.3bn into a scheme aimed at building more than 100,000 affordable homes over the next two years.
Read More »Everbuild buy Feb brand
Leeds based building chemicals people Everbuild Building Products have acquired the FEB and AQUASEAL brand names from BASF Construction Chemicals.
Read More »Plug pulled on London kitchen and bathroom shows
Kbb London and kbbreview EXPO, the two kitchen and bathroom exhibitions planned for May have been cancelled.
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