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British Gypsum has announced the launch of its new website www.british-gypsum.com/certainty as part of its wider commitment to continue to provide better data, tools and support for its partner construction customers. The website delivers a range of new features and is fed by a Product Information Management (PIM) system, which …

Old wine and friends improve with age. I love it when a plan comes together. Way back in the depths of Lockdown One last year, when we were forced to hold our BMJ Industry Awards 2020 via t’internet, I crossed every finger going that we wouldn’t have to do it …

A waste management and skip hire company has been fined after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he was struck by a reversing vehicle. Mold Magistrates’ Court was told that on 6 June 2019, a skip lorry driver was injured in the waste management yard area of Thorncliffe Building Supplies’ …

SIG has bought Penlaw & Company Ltd, which operates from five sites in the UK, supplying drywall and associated products to contractors, builders and developers from branches in London, Essex, Suffolk, North West and North East. Penlaw & Company Ltd will continue to trade under its existing brand supported by …

Continuing positive trading momentum means that builders merchant group Travis Perkins is expecting adjusted operating profit for the full year 2021 to be ahead of current market expectations, at in excess of £340m.  The merchant has seen continuing like-for-like sales growth of 13.1%, it revealed in a third quarter trading …

The Builders Merchant Federation unveiled its new “Race to Zero” policy document at a Parliamentary Reception attended by 140 guests including members of both Houses of Parliament as well as builders merchants and building materials manufacturers. With the theme Building a Sustainable Britain, the reception showcased some of the latest products …

More than seven million cu m of timber and panel products were imported by the UK between January and July 2021, according to the latest Timber Trade Federation (TTF) Market Statement. This is nearly two million m3 above the same period in 2020, and half a million m3 above 2019 levels – the UKs …

The Builders merchants Federation Young Merchants group has a new leadership team, elected at the  at the BMF Young Merchant Conference held this year at the NEC, Birmingham. Jo Callow, head of communications for UK & Ireland at Knauf Insulation is the new chair, supported by Ed Parlato, buyer at Browns …

Forty leading cement and concrete manufacturers have joined forces and are pledging to cut CO2 emissions by a further 25% by 2030. The Global Cement and Concrete Association includes counts companies such as CEMEX, CNBM, CRH, HeidelbergCement, Holcim and Votorantim as members, all of whom have signed up to a roadmap, detailing …

I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand. years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I’m an optimist. We will reach out to the stars I don’t want to jinx anything, but a few …