Sales at Irish builders merchant group Grafton dropped 14.5% to€2.35 billion in the 10 months to October 2008.
Read More »Knauf fined for H&S breach
Knauf have been fined £4,000 for breach of health and safety regulations after a worker trapped his finger in plasterboard machinery.
Read More »Wolseley close 200 branches and cut 2000 UK jobs
Over 2,300 jobs are to go at builders merchant group Wolseley as pre-tax profits fall 45%. Around 2,000 of the job losses will be in the UK where 200 merchant branches are to close.
Read More »THE Conference 2009 cancelled
The slowdown in the construction market has forced the cancellation of THE Conference for all builders merchants and building material suppliers for 2009.
Read More »NBG timber merchant gets chain of custody certificate
Innes Building & Timber (Merchants) Ltd of Grangemouth have been awarded FSC and PEFC-accredited Chain of Custody certification.
Read More »Kingspan predict profits down by a third
Building materials group Kingspan are forecasting a 33% drop in operating profits for the year thanks to the slowdown construction sector and rising raw materials costs.
Read More »Hanson fall foul of Environment Agency
Building materials suppliers Hanson Aggregates have received a formal warning from the Environment Agency following dust problems from their site in Cheddar.
Read More »Sika back builders merchants with speed dial help
Sika,, the adhesives, sealants and building chemicals people, have launched a technical helpdesk specifically for builders' merchants.
Read More »Unimer add 46 new members
Unimer have added 46 new builders merchant members in the last year, building material suppliers attending the annual lunch were told.
Read More »Alliance to fight for UK building jobs
The Modern Masonry Alliance believe that UK jobs in the building industry can be saved if builders switch from timber frame to masonry construction.
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