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Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, visited boiler and heat pump manufacturer, Vaillant, HQ in Belper, to see production of its low carbon technology in action and gain a clearer view of how government and industry can work in partnership to ensure the UK can successfully transition to low carbon technologies. …

Leading independent timber & builders merchant, Joseph Parr has completed its £1m investment into the north Tyneside area. Joseph Parr (Middlesbrough) covers the Northeast area with two branches & a newly refurbished 4000ft² showroom in Stockton on Tees. David Anderson, managing director, said: “Our Benton site had outgrown itself and …

Domus Ventilation, part of the Genuit Group (formerly Polypipe), has completed the Genuit Group Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in support of the Maddie Rose Campaign. Six members of Domus Ventilation staff joined over 100 others from across the Genuit Group of companies on October 7 on the gruelling 24 mile …

Volunteers from the construction charity Band of Builders are set to lay a new driveway so that the family of a Burgess Hill man left with hypoxic brain damage brought on by a heart attack can get him out of the house in his wheelchair. The driveway of the home …

The plant hire offering of heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier TG Lynes has been enhanced by a substantial six-figure investment. The Enfield-based business has used the investment to further increase the size and variety of its range. More than 350 products are now available to hire from TG …

Despite a backdrop of industry talent shortages, apprenticeships are thriving at Polypipe Building Services With 266,000 extra workers needed within the construction sector by 2026 according to the Construction Industry Training Board, employers are being urged to use apprenticeships as a vehicle to home grow the people they need – …

Building materials supplier Cemex has signed the Pallet Loop Charter, as part of its Future In Action programme. This pioneers ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels.  CEMEX is committed to Net Zero CO2 by 2050. By 2030, CEMEX aims to make …

The very first IBC Buying Group Exhibition and Gala Dinner took place on 29 September, 2022, at the Silverstone Race Circuit in Northamptonshire. IBC’s members and supplier partners from across the country gathered for the event, which was the first time the IBC family had united in such large numbers. …

35 team members and loved ones from Keyline Civil Specialist paraded down the streets of Birmingham, on September 24 with 75,000 others to show their support for equality and diversity. Adorned with colourful helmets and rainbow flags, the Keyline team took part in the parade that made its way from …

MDF specialist W.Howard has added six brand-new Mercedes trucks to its in-house delivery fleet. Part of W.Howard’s continuing growth plans, the investment will help to further improve W.Howard’s delivery service to customers nationwide. W.Howard’s Operations Director, Phil Tissington, and Transport Manager Neville Waring, received the Actros L Big Space 2548LS …