Selco donates to local charity to mark its new branch opening
As part of its ongoing expansion around the UK, Selco Builders Warehouse has officially opened its Liverpool branch, with a £3,000 boost to the local community to mark the occasion.
Builders’ merchants’ sales increase in February as RMI activity rises
Value sales by Britain’s builders’ merchants increased by a further 2.3% in February compared with February 2020, according to the latest Builders Merchants Building Index report.
Free roofing works offered to charities in the South East
Ashford and Cranbrook Roofing is spearheading the Roof Renewal Project 2021, which gives charities the opportunity to have their roof refurbished or renewed for free.
Ibstock plc invests in achieving world’s first net zero brick factory
Ibstock plc is piloting operational efficiencies at its West Midlands site, which could lead it becoming the world’s only Scope 1 & 2 net zero brick factory.
Fastest rise in enquiries for building work in more than 10...
Enquiries with local building firms increased at its fastest rate in a decade in the first three months of 2021, fuelling significant difficulties with construction material shortages.
Skills and material shortages cause headache for contractors despite positive start...
Roofing contractors have reported a significant growth in workloads during the first quarter of 2021, but these were hampered by recruitment difficulties, continued material shortages and price rises. This is according to the Q1 State of the Roofing Industry survey produced by Glenigan for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors.
BMF announces its first net zero Business Champions
Four Builders Merchant Federation members were amongst the first 14 champions from across the UK’s construction supply chain to declare their commitment to support CO2nstructZero.
Half of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work
Nearly half of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work-related issues, a new study for Mental Health Awareness Week has found.
Commercial work leads construction recovery in April
UK construction companies signalled a strong increase in output volumes during April, with continued recoveries seen in civil engineering activity, commercial work and house building, with workloads being boosted by the fastest rise in overall new orders since September 2014.
British Safety Council responds to the passing of the Fire Safety...
The British Safety Council has been campaigning for leaseholders to be protected from all remediation costs that have arisen through no fault of their own, and believes the government should meet all the costs upfront and then recoup them from property developers.