The Construction Products Association's State of Trade Survey for predicts that GDP growth will halve in 2008, with sales of heavyside building materials slowing up at a faster rate than those of lightside building materials.
Read More »Government makes sustainable timber mandatory
Anyone hoping to sell timber or timber products to government bodies or their contractors from April 1 next year will need to prove that it is from a legal and sustainable source.
Read More »Marshalls to boost pull through sales for merchants
Hard landscaping suppliers Marshalls are increasing marketing support for their approved landscaping contractors to boost business for installers and, therefore, sales through builders merchants.
Read More »Saint Gobain buy Danish merchant
Saint Gobain's Building Distribution Sector, parent company of builders merchants Jewson, have bought the third largest builders merchants in Denmark and are looking to buy the largest merchant in Estonia.
Read More »Lafarge Cement boost rail delivery service
Lafarge Cement have taken delivery of 48 bespoke, 'environmentally-focused' rail wagons for their Hope Works, in Derbyshire, as part of a £15 million rail expansion programme to supply builders merchants in the south east.
Read More »COCAA welcomes Wates’ carbon prosecution
The Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance has welcomed last month's prosecution of Wates Construction for putting residents at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and is urging builders merchants and other industry players raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide.
Read More »Buildbase to generate new recycling stream
Builders merchants Buildbase have installed 27 in-branch balers to support their nationwide recycling policy across their 150 builders merchant branches.
Read More »Plumb Center regular wins Yorkshire van
A customer of plumbers merchants Plumb Center has a brand new Ford Connect van after entering the Yorkshire Copper Tube 'Win a Van' promotion.
Read More »Unimer launches On-Line Ledger Access
Unimer plc, the UK's largest merchants' co-operative and invoice clearing house for builders', timber and plumbers merchants, have launched 'Unimer On-Line', giving full and secure access to their ledger system.
Read More »Cemex plan to make sustainable fuel
Building materials manufacturers Cemex have announced plans to build a new plant to turn household and commercial waste into a new sustainable fuel called Climafuel.
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