Builders merchant chain Buildbase are supporting a tool-based charity scheme that helps a charity in Gloucestershire and one in Africa.
Read More »Housing starts to fall 38% this year
The Construction Products Association are expecting to see private housing starts fall 38% this year, dropping a further 14% in 2009.
Read More »NMBS make Report Centre more accessible
NMBS have continued to develop their NMBS Report Centre, in order to move further into the development of web-based account management solutions to remove cost from the supply chain.
Read More »Plumbers merchant tee off for charity
South western staff, manufacturers and customers from plumbing and heating merchants PTS took to the golf course to raise an impressive £1,505 for the NSPCC.
Read More »More jobs at risk at Castle
Another 14 workers at Castle Cement in Ketton could be in line to lose their jobs, according to a report in the Rutland Times.
Read More »SIG bring five companies together
SIG have brought together five of their brands to form a new company, launched on October 1, to provide merchants and major contractors with a wider than ever range of ancillary construction products.
Read More »BSS expect positive interim growth
Plumbing and heating merchant group BSS Group plc are expecting to see positive sales growth for the six months to September 30.
Read More »Akzo Nobel cut to 3,500 jobs
Paint manufacturers Akzo Nobel are shedding 3,500 jobs worldwide by 2011 as part of a cost-cutting drive.
Read More »UK manufacturing falls at fastest rate for 17 years
The UK's manufacturing sector shrank in September at the fastest rate since the early 1990s.
Read More »Crown Paints management completes buy out deal
The management team of Crown Paints have today completed the multi million pound buy-out of the business from parent company, Akzo Nobel.
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