Tag Archives: Wales

South Wales’ independent builders’ merchant LBS has continued its expansion with the acquisition of D G Heath, a timber merchant in Pontarddulais, Carmarthenshire. D G Heath has been trading for 38 years as a family-run business and will continue with the name; two of the directors are remaining post-acquisition, along …

NMBS has achieved its target to recruit 60 apprentices in its 60th Anniversary year – and is now set on reaching 100 new recruits by February 2024. The apprentices are studying at NMBS members including Gardner and Scardifield Ltd, YARD Direct and Silverton Builders Merchants Ltd, as well as other …

Robert Price has announced it is working with housebuilders, contractors and social housing providers to upskill staff in response to the net zero carbon challenge – was the focus of a visit by Vaughan Gething MS this week. The Minister for Economy visited the Newport Branch of Robert Price today …

Glenigan’s July Construction Review shows that planning approvals declined by 29% and project-starts are down by 26%, this is down 42% compared to last year. The report also found that main contract awards also fell, 32%, when compared to the preceding three months, this is also 30% lower compared to …

Welsh builders merchant Robert Price is opening of a new, state-of-the-art air source heat pump showroom in Newport tomorrow (Wednesday 28th), to help people across Wales make a confident and successful transition to sustainable home heating. Teaming up with heat pump manufacturer, Daikin, the Sustainable Energy Centre is being opened …

Kier has celebrated the completion of the first phase of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) pioneering SA1 development by providing tours of the site to industry experts as well as teachers and lecturers. In partnership with the Forum for the Built Environment (FBE), the tours took place …