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Ibstock buys Coltman Precast

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Building materials manufacturer Ibstock has bought Birmingham-based Coltman Precast, one of the largest independent suppliers of precast concrete products, which operates out of Sutton Coldfield, making hollowcore flooring panels and staircases. The deal will allow Ibstock to deliver a full portfolio of precast concrete products at a national level, and complements …

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ACO opens phase one of UK redevelopment

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Drainage and water management specialist ACO Technologies plc has opened the first phase of the redevelopment of its UK manufacturing facilities. The £13m site expansion was officially opened by Susan Lousada, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Lord Deben, Chairman of the UK’s Independent Committee on Climate Change, and architect Michael …

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Slowdown costs Marshalls jobs and Scottish factory

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Building products manufacturer Marshalls saw group revenue fall by 13% for the first half of 2023, a trading update today (July 31) revealed. As a result, the company is cutting 250 jobs and closing its factory in Carluke, Lanarkshire. The job losses are in addition to the 150 redundancies announced …

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Tobermore goes live with £10Million factory

2. Tobermore team run initial tests on new machinery with German Engineers

Paving and walling manufacturer Tobermore has opened its new state-of-the-art production facility. The £10million factory is part of a £30million investment to fulfil ambitious growth plans and means the company can ramp up production in response to a surge in market demand for their hard landscaping products. The opening of …

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Ibstock restarts brick production

Ibstock Bricks Leicestershire headquarters

With house builders Taylor Wimpy, Persimmon and Vistry beginning to restart their building sites, Ibstock Brick has said it will join fellow brick maker Michelmersh in resuming production. Ibstock plans to bring back factory staff from Monday 27th April for a phased reopening of some factories. Ibstock says it intends …

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