North eastern independent builders merchants JT Dove have opened a Bradstone Premier Paving Centre at their flagship branch in Birtley, County Durham.
Read More »Share price seesaw prompts Wolseley reshuffle
Builders merchants Wolseley UK have a new managing director as part of a move across the group to cut costs and reduce duplicated roles.
Read More »Unimer deliver record results again
Builders merchants invoice clearing house Unimer have announced their final results for the year to April 30 2008. The total value of transactions was £855m.
Read More »Wienerberger sponsor battle of the brickies
Brick manufacturers Wienerberger have donated more than 55,000 bricks to bricklaying competitons across the country this year and are sponsoring the Guild of Bricklayers National Final.
Read More »Buildbase go for classic event
Staff at Eastaff Buildbase, the builders merchants in Sandy, Bedfordshire, have been extensively restoring a 1921 Model T Ford truck.
Read More »Jewson supply all Lincoln’s building materials
Builders merchants Jewson have set up a partnership with Lincoln City Council to management the procurement of all the council's building materials
Read More »JCB cut 650 jobs
Nearly 650 jobs are to go as part of a redundancy programme at JCB, the digger company, as a result of the housebuilding slump.
Read More »Government acts to stem housing crisis
A series of further measures and reforms designed to help alleviate the current challenges in the housing market and to support the vital delivery of more homes over the long-term, were announced yesterday by Housing Minister Caroline Flint.
Read More »Jobs and dividend suffer as Wolseley tightens belt
Building supplies distributors Wolseley have announced the loss of 6,000 jobs worldwide since August last year following a 35% fall in global pre-tax profit.
Read More »Builder jailed for conning pensioner
A builder who conned a Middlesex pensioner out of more than £100,000 has been jailed for seven years although his accomplices have yet to be found.
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