Knauf offers a helping hand

Knauf Insulation offers a helping hand to those thinking of switching to mineral wool

Builders’ merchants’ sales momentum continues

Figures released in the Builders Merchants Building Index have confirmed that sales through UK builders’ merchants remained strong in April, following record-breaking results in March.

Wilson Brook to exhibit at the RCI Show 2024

Neil Holloway, founder and managing director of Wilson Brook Consulting, discusses the origins of his firm which is exhibiting at the RCI Show 2024 and how it operates differently to much of the recruitment industry.

Marley urges social housing providers to take advantage of Wave 3...

Roof systems manufacturer Marley is calling on social housing providers across the UK to leverage the funding opportunity presented by the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund.

Roofers hit hardest in 2024 turnover decline, report finds

New data from Simply Business has revealed a decline in the average annual turnover for tradespeople in the UK in 2024. It found that...

Slate Focus group works to strengthen new slater skills

New initiative brings together key industry bodies to share knowledge and experience to support colleges with slate skills development

ACM cladding fire-rating standards need greater clarity, says Vivalda Group

The company is concerned that contractors could inadvertently specify non-compliant materials, given the complexity of the safety standards

UKATA teams up with British Lung Foundation to raise awareness about...

The organisations will fund research and support the victims of asbestos-related diseases

BMF Forecast Report highlights impact of no deal Brexit on merchant...

The Builders Merchants Federation’s latest Builders Merchants Industry Forecast Report has presented a lacklustre picture if no deal is concluded, with the turbulence in this year and possibly the next making sales’ difficult to forecast.

Latest BMBI figures reveal merchant sales plummet in Q2

Sales figures for the second quarter of 2020 just published in the BMF’s Builders Merchants Building Index reflect the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction industry with the sector down by -38.6% on Q2 2019.