Rainfall in May leads to rapid rise in roof repairs
Insurance specialist CET has seen a significant rise in roof repairs during one of the wettest Mays on record.
SSQ lead times hold strong despite market disruption
SSQ has managed to maintain a consistent supply with strong lead times, despite the disruption in the past 12 months caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.
Construction continues strong recovery in May 2021, data reveals
May's Purchasing Managers’ Indices data from IHS Markit/CIPS has indicated that the UK construction sector remained on a strong recovery path in the month, with output growth reaching its strongest since September 2014.
Numbers of roofers, roof tilers and slaters increase
A report by Skills Training Group has found that the number of roofers and roof tilers and slaters increased by 14.06% between 2004 and 2020, from 44,100 to 50,300.
Covers employee to play 72 holes of golf for charity
Adam Wolniewicz, an employee from Covers Timber & Builders Merchants is going to play 72 holes of golf to raise £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
PM shows importance of roofing industry ahead of G7 Summit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently tried his hand at roof slating in St Austell, Cornwall, ahead of the G7 Summit.
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Russell Roof Tiles employees complete leadership management course
Russell Roof Tiles is congratulating four members of its production management team for successfully completing their Apprenticeship on Team Leader or Supervisor Level 3.
House builders to lose planning permission in race to build new...
With the government's ambitious plans to build 300,000 homes a year, house builders will be stripped of planning permission if site development does not commence within 18 months after planning is ‘green-lit’, under new government proposals.
Covers donates a further £10,000 to Sussex Crisis Fund
Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has donated a further £10,000 to the Sussex Crisis Fund, following its original contribution of £15,000 during the first lockdown.