Grafton Group, parent company of builders merchants Buildbase and plumbers merchants Plumbase, should merge with fellow builders merchant Travis Perkins in the UK according to a senior Dublin analyst.
Read More »Industry urges VAT reduction for RMI work
Industry organisations are joining forces to urge the government to reduce the rate of VAT payable on all building repair and maintenance work.
Read More »Naylor win excellence award
Naylor Drainage have won the Best SME award at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards.
Read More »Wolseley shares continue to fall as housebuilder losses rise
Builders merchant chain Wolseley's shares continued their tumble downwards today, falling to 294.25 this morning.
Read More »Lafarge create excellent cement centre
Lafarge Cement UK have invested £3.5m in transforming their Cauldon Works in the Staffordshire into a 'centre of excellence' for innovative packed products.
Read More »Worcester’s Soper wins energy award
Richard Soper, managing director of Worcester Bosch, the heating product specialists, has been presented with the 'Champions Award' at the British Renewable Energy Association (REA) Awards.
Read More »BMF spreads carbon monoxide safety message
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is aiming to increase awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisioning with the launch of Carbon Monoxide Alarm Week.
Read More »Construction output will be down 6% in 2008
The June 2008 Leading Edge forecast predicts that the credit crunch, combined with cost inflation is going to drag the construction industry's 2008 output down 6% in real terms.
Read More »Robert Price wins site appeal
Robert Price, the Welsh independent builders merchants have won permission to move their branch in Newport to the site of their choice.
Read More »Buildbase build eco-room in Oxford
An eco-room that brings together all the newest ideas to build a greener lifestyle has been launched by Buildbase, the UK mixed builders merchant arm of the Irish Grafton Group.
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