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BS 8414 is the test for the effectiveness of external cladding on buildings

Marking tools is said to make it more difficult for stolen items to be sold

Two members of staff at Chandlers Roofing Supplies have been presented with top awards plus £500 each at the builders’ merchant’s annual conference

Mark Vandecruys, chairman of Belgium-based Fedrus International, and Neil Lawrence, chief operating officer of Jewson will join the previously announced speakers

According to Rebecca Larkin, parts of the construction supply chain have clearly started to feel the effects of the falls in new orders since the EU referendum translating into reduced activity in sectors such as high-end residential, commercial offices and industrial factories

Following significant growth in sales, the company’s new site is bigger, enabling it to carry more stock, and also features state-of-the-art training and presentation facilities available.

Kirsty Phillips, training manager at Gully Howard Technical, has recently launched a first of its kind, asbestos awareness course. Designed by roofers, for roofers

ALPOLIC has joined the association as a member of the component manufacturers’ group

The petition started by Peter Booth has now reached over 38,000 signatures, but they still need to get another 61,000 signatures to get the issue discussed in parliament

The £39 million business, which grew its sales by 46% in 2018, is positively disrupting the UK construction sector by passing on huge cost savings to its customers.