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International Plywood (Importers), C & W Berry and Isover Saint Gobain’s Andy Fletcher were the overall winners at the Fortis Building and Timber Conference Supplier Awards last night (March 3). The gala awards night was held in the middle of the buying group’s two-day event, which saw over 4,000 meetings …

Building materials manufacturer Tarmac has been fined £633,300 after an employee’s legs were crushed on a production line. Richard Ogunleye was working for Tarmac Building Products Limited’s factory in Linford, Essex imn July 2022 when he entered a fenced area to manually clean and inspect frames. The frames, which carry …

  Manufacturer Marshalls has announces the appointment of Simon Bourne as CEO with immediate effect. Bourne has been with the Group for more than 10 years in a variety of senior operational and commercial roles, and has been a full member of the Board since 2022. Bourne said: “I am …

The BMF (Builders Merchants Federation) Winter Forecast Report confirms a stagnant market for building materials sales in the second half of 2025, and does not expect significant growth in the first quarter of 2026.   After a promising start to the year, Q3 2025 proved challenging for building materials sales, prompting …

Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find, This is an industry that is built on relationships, on people knowing each other, dare I say, liking each other, and choosing to work together. We all know that. How much of that getting to know and …

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves I had a longish journey the other day, so downloaded a few podcasts to keep me going. As you do. One of them was an episode of BBC’s Women’s Hour. I picked this particular episode because it …

Revenue at brick maker Ibstock rose for the six months to June 30 2025 to £193m from £178m but pre-tax profits were down to £8m from £12m. The half-year results report shows material growth in the key markets, especially the new-build residential market, with UK brick deliveries in the period …

Builders merchant group Lords has acquired the trade and assets of CMO Group Limited following a CMO pre-pack administration process. The acquisition brings together Lords’ infrastructure with CMO’s digital-first online model. CMO and its colleagues will join the Group. Dean Murray, CEO of CMO, said: “The acquisition marks a new …

Building materials producer Siniat is to formally take design responsibility for the system information and standard details it issues, marking a significant shift in accountability for construction risk and specification. Research by Siniat found that 65% of contractors say that the cascading of risk and liability is placing them under …

There was a third consecutive quarter of growth in construction product manufacturers’ sales, according to the  Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for the fourth quarter of 2024. This was accompanied by broad expectations of continued growth over the next 12 months as the construction recovery accelerates.   In 2024 …