Wolseley UK invited designer Wayne Hemingway to speak at the opening of their Sustainable Building Center, a national showcase for sustainable building products and construction methods.
Read More »Eurocell add a new branch
Eurocell Building Plastics have taken their total number of branches to 88 with the opening of another depot in Ipswich
Read More »Tradesmen in the north hit by householder credit crunch
Hope of householders spending money on home improvements rather than moving house were premature, according to a report today
Read More »May Mortgage lending and house sales hit all-time low
Hopes that the credit crunch would be short-lived were dashed today with the news from the British Bankers Association (BBA) that bank mortgage lending slumped 20% to reach an all-time low last month.
Read More »Buildbase win large business award
Oxford business community names Buildbase large business of the year
Read More »Government requests input on Part G changes
The government is proposing changes to Part G of the Building Regulations which will broaden its scope to cover sanitation, hot water and water efficiency
Read More »Global Stone wins silver medal
Sandstone products from Global Stone were used in an award-winning garden at the BBC Gardeners World Live exhibition earlier this month.
Read More »Government moves to counter housing slide
The Government is planning a huge boost to the public sector housebuilding in order to make up the shortfall from the private sector
Read More »Housing starts drop 60% in a year
Housing gloom continues as NHBC reports falling start levels
Read More »Insulation and oil-fired heating in government spotlight
The government is looking at forcing through increased insulation levels as well as phasing out oil-fired heating
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