Eco-friendly landscaping products from Hanson have received a huge marketing boost
Read More »Bank predicts 9% fall in house prices
HBOS, the UK's largest mortgage lender, is warning house prices could fall by 9% this year
Read More »Dorset council puts £1000 charge on home extensions
A council in Dorset is to charge householders planning home extensions nearly £1,000 per bedroom.
Read More »BMF highlights CPA forecast gloom
The BMF have expressed concern at the low levels of housing and RMI output forecast by the CPA.
Read More »Corgi loses gas installer franchise
HSE choose Capita as their new partner for gas installer registration scheme.
Read More »Housing starts slide to lowest levels
Housing starts this year are likely to be at their lowest level since the end of the Second World War according to the Construction Products Association.
Read More »CBI expects 2009 growth to be slowest for 17 years
Weaker consumer demand and rising commodity costs will make growth in 2009 the slowest since 1992 according to the CBI
Read More »Fiona takes over website
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net has a new editor, Fiona Russell Horne, who returns from maternity leave today.
Read More »Jewson make most of self build sector
Jewson have announced a series of self-build events throughout England and Wales this summer to make the most of this increasingly popular sector.
Read More »Viva ‘Boss’ Vegas as BSS brand turns 100
BSS Industrial have started celebrating the centenary year of their own brand BOSS,by giving one lucky customer a trip to Las Vegas.
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