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 …
Read More »Heavyside sales to slow down, say suppliers
Sales of heavy building materials are predicted to slow down, according to the latest trade survey of members of the Construction Products Association. According to the report, nearly a third of heavyside producers expect sales to fall in the third quarter, with 56% anticipating that sales will fall by up …
Read More »Breedon snaps up slice of Cemex UK operations
Construction company Breedon has bought a slice of the aggregate operations of global materials giant Cemex for £155m cash and liabilities of £23m. The sale consists of 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, four depots, one cement terminal, 14 asphalt plants, and four concrete products operations, grouped across six divisions …
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