News

Builders merchant group Travis Perkins saw group revenue rise 2.2% for the four months to the end of April, according to an interim management statement issued today.

The new UK coalition government has officially appointed its new housing and construction ministers.

Builders merchant Tom Waygood, who works at Travis Perkins in Bristol, has met up with the delivery driver whose life he helped to save in November.

Builders merchant Anne Ganley, managing director of north east independent builders merchants Thompsons Building Centres has successfully reached base camp on Mount Everest.

Construction starts rose 10.5% in the first quarter of 2010, thanks mainly to supermarket developments and residential schemes.

Plumbers merchant chain PTS has taken on the Cystic Fibrosis Trust (CFT) as its nominated charity following a two year findraising stint for the NSPCC which raised a whopping £40,000.

Phil Bell, managing director of ATAG Heating is to cycle 800 miles across France on behalf of the British Heart Foundation.

Investment in the construction sector is vital for the creation of economic growth, according to the Mineral Products Association.

Overall construction activty in the UK contracted for the seventh consecutive quarter in 2010 Q1, according to the latest Construction Trade Survey.

The boiler scrappage scheme has the potential to offer more savings, according to Andrew Leech, director of the National Home Improvement Council.