Nick Knowles to give Keynote Address at BMF Young Merchants Conference...

TV personality Nick Knowles will be the keynote speaker at the Builders Merchants Federation’s Young Merchants Conference.

Inquiry launched into progress removing potentially dangerous cladding

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched an inquiry reviewing progress in removing potentially dangerous cladding from high-rise and high-risk buildings, following the Grenfell Tower fire. 

Planning reform must have small builders at its heart, says FMB

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) responds to Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government’s ‘Planning for the Future’, saying the more attention is needed on supporting local authorities to improve their ability to respond to planning demands.

Huws Gray acquires AC Roof Trusses

AC Roof Trusses specialises in the design, production and supply of structural timber components and employs 30 people at its 1.4-acre site in Welshpool.

ACER announces new rebrand

Construction marker brand ACER rebrands its name to ‘TRACER’ as of April 6 to address the increasingly important need for a less conflicting brand name.

Steps to support RCI’s customers

With so many of us now under guidance to avoid face-to-face meetings, and any events where we could have discussed working together have now been cancelled until further notice, rest assure that the RCI team is available to work with you and will continue to do so during these uncharted waters.

Britain’s builders need immediate Government help, warns FMB

Small and medium-sized construction building companies (SMEs) need additional support from the Government to prevent wide-scale insolvencies and job losses, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) told the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Housing Secretary, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Government must extend wage assistance to help construction’s bogus self-employed

Unite called on the government to extend its wage support scheme announced last Friday (20 March), to protect the million plus workers trapped in bogus self-employment during the coronavirus crisis.  

Construction industry trade body welcomes Government support package

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has welcomed the Government’s plans to protect wages.

Builders’ merchants unite to support the vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis

Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) members team up to offer a united front in response to the COVID-19 crisis. ‘Trades Against The Virus’ was set-up to...