Building materials producer Saint-Gobain is to invest in a new multi-million pound low-carbon stone wool insulation factory at its former Holwell Foundry Works, Melton Mowbray. The new factory, which is a major step forward in low-carbon manufacturing technology, will use all-electric melting technology to power the furnace, powered by renewable electricity. …
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Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions, through its brands British Gypsum and Isover, is pleased to introduce the first episode of its all-new Building Better series. Indeed, the first episode to feature on the company’s recently launched Building Better platform puts a spotlight on the growing skills gap, addressing a shortage in skilled …
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Martin Stables, CEO of the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG), has been confirmed as one of three industry speakers at the BMF Members’ Annual Conference in September 18-19. Stables joined the IBMG as CCO in 2021, following over 20 years in the industry with Saint-Gobain’s Merchanting brands. He was appointed …
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The family of a stroke victim from Newport have thanked volunteers from national construction charity Band of Builders (BoB), who have built him a ground-floor extension so he can sleep in his own bedroom for the first time in more than two years. Keith Parry, 70, has only left his …
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One of the UK’s best know construction names has rebranded from the beginning of this year. Artex, part of the Saint Gobain group, distributor of a range of well-known brands including Artex, Gyproc, Thistle and Weber, is now Okarno. The Okarno brand better reflects what the company does as an …
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Four BMF members are amongst the latest cohort of companies to become Zero Carbon Business Champions within the Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero programme. Cemex, Harlow Timber Group, Robert Price and Saint Gobain Interior Solutions, join 27 other BMF members as Business Champions, part of a total group of over …
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Rushlift, the national full-service provider of materials handling equipment (MHE), has secured a major three-year extension to its long-running MHE contract with Saint-Gobain (UK&I). At the end of the three-year arrangement Saint-Gobain (UK&I) has the option to further extend the contract by two more years. The new £45m deal continues …
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French building materials conglomerate Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA has sold its merchanting brands in the U.K. to Stark Group AS for 740 million pounds ($907.4 million). Stark Group is headquartered in Denmark, with operations in six countries in Northern Europe. The company said this morning (Monday December 12) that the …
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Builders merchant Jewson, is being put up for sale by its parent company Saint-Gobain, the Paris-listed global conglomerate. JP Morgan has been tasked with looking into the possibility of hiving off the merchant business. The 400 branch builders merchant was acquired by Saint-Gobain in 2000, when it bought Meyer International. …
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A £400,000 fine has been levied upon construction materials giant Saint-Gobain Construction Materials Ltd after an accident at its British Gypsum plant in Leicestershire cost a man his arm. A case brought by the Health & Safety Executive found that a 48-year old employee was seriously injured when a rock …
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