Online merchant challenges traditional sites
GRANGEMOUTH: A new nationwide building supplies website has opened to challenge traditional brick and mortar merchants.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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CPA's Simon Storer: no big change in sales in 2010. |
Construction market still 'challenging'
UK: With falling orders and enquiries, the conditions for construction are likely to continue to deteriorate during 2010, according to the Construction Products Association.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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Regional sales representatives
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Published: 08 February, 2010
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Joining Cemco. |
Stuart joins Cemco network
NUNEATON: Midlands-based lightside merchant, Stuart Plumbing & Heating Supplies has joined the Cemco buying group.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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Getting the OSB message across. |
JOSB Done back on the campaign trail
UK: The JOSB Done industry-wide campaign is entering its fifth year, championing the uses and benefits of oriented strand board.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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FIT and RHI fees announced
UK: From 1 April, householders or communities who install low carbon electricity technology – solar, photovoltaic panels or turbines up to 5mW – will be paid for the electricity that is generated, even if it is only used by themselves.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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Making room for Melcourt. |
Melcourt joins h&b Group
GLOUCESTERSHIRE: The Melcourt professional range of bagged landscape and play products is set be stocked by more members of the h&b Group after a recommendation from Branch Brothers of Lincolnshire.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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Part L revisited
LONDON: The release of the updated Part L Building Regulations will probably be announced at EcoBuild in March, according to a report issued from the Builders’ Merchants Federation.
Published: 09 February, 2010
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BSS acquires UGS
LEICESTER: The BSS Group has announced that it has acquired UGS, specialist distributor of below ground drainage and civils equipment to specialist contractors.
Published: 08 February, 2010
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The importance of water efficiency
LONDON: A special Parliamentary Luncheon was held today by the National Home Improvement Council specifically aimed at promoting water conservation and energy efficiency.
Published: 08 February, 2010
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NBG partner Neil Robinson, left and executive chairman Allan Durning, congratulate James Donaldson Timber managing director Iain Torrance. |
James Donaldson Timber celebrates NBG win
MARKINCH: Timber importer and distributor James Donaldson Timber have started the year with a celebration following its big win at the NBG Supplier of the Year Awards.
Published: 08 February, 2010
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Page & Taylor chooses Border
PRESTON: Border Merchant system is delighted to welcome Page & Taylor as its latest CounterAct user.
Page & Taylor is a modern timber merchant with 20 000 square foot sales area capable of dealing with both the building and DIY trade.
Published: 08 February, 2010
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Timber supplies arsonist caught using Facebook
LANCASHIRE: The arsonist imprisoned for setting fire to Darwen Building and Timber Supplies is in the news again for using Facebook to boast about getting drunk while behind bars.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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Roof-integrated PV tiles. |
Redland welcomes government announcement on FITs
CRAWLEY: Redland, one the UK’s leading solar-renewable roofing suppliers, has welcomed this week’s government announcement on Feed in Tariffs, which are designed to incentivise small scale, low carbon electricity generation.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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New Product Piazza is focal point of Totally Shows
BIRMINGHAM: Innovation will be at the heart of this year's Totally Shows at the NEC on 7-9 February and the central feature is designed to give an overview of the new products that will be available.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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Instanta joins Zip Group
DEREHAM: Zip Heaters has announced the acquisition of Southport-based Instanta, which manufactures and markets instant boiling water products for catering and commercial use.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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40 000 Irish construction jobs to go in 2010
DUBLIN: The Society of Chartered Surveyors predicted that 40 000 more jobs will be lost in the property and construction sector throughout 2010.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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Dressed to impress. |
Rayton on before you go-go!
WOLVERHAMPTON: Staff at Carvers Building Supplies were certainly getting in to the spirit of things during their recent Electric 80's themed Bonanza Day promotion.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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Bellway anticipates subdued sales
NEWCASTLE: Housebuilder, Bellway forecast "subdued" sales in the second half of this year because of the dearth of mortgage finance.
Published: 05 February, 2010
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Service partners. |
Wolseley partners Tingdene maintenance store
LEAMINGTON SPA: Wolseley has opened a dedicated integrated supply chain store to service its new customer, the Tingdene Group, after securing a solus supply deal with the company worth around £4m a year.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Making an impact. |
BSS Industrial opens 2nd drainage branch
GLASGOW: BSS Industrial celebrated the strengthening of its BSS Drainage brand with the launch of a second standalone branch.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Helping the heroes: (l-r) Graham Wells, Leyland Lovely Charlotte and David Compston. |
Leyland’s heroic push for charity
WEST YORKSHIRE: Leyland Trade's fundraising push for Help for Heroes over the past 12 months culminated in a major donation to the charity.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Carl Arntzen: scaling the heights. |
Arntzen to climb Kilimanjaro for SACRED charity
WORCESTER: The start of 2010 brought some of the worst cold and snow that the UK has seen for a number of years. While the rest of the UK cried out in disappointment, for Carl Arntzen, director of Bosch Thermotechnology at Worcester, Bosch Group, the temperature was the perfect grounding to begin training preparations for his most arduous physical challenge – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Midlands merchant prosecuted for flawed floor
BIRMINGHAM: HRA Builders' Merchants was fined £11 585 including costs for using an unsafe mezzanine floor.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Construction job-seekers need to stand out from the crowd
LONDON: Official figures revealed by the Government have shown that more than 210 000 people are seeking work in the construction industry.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Scrappage scheme fires up in Scotland and Wales. |
Scotland and Wales embrace boiler scrappage
EDINBURGH: The boiler scrappage scheme running in England is set to extend to Scotland and Wales.
Published: 03 February, 2010
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Housing Association plans £20m investment in Leith and Granton
LEITH: The Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has acquired three development sites in Leith, at a cost of £2.5m, with a view to investing a further £20m to create 165 new homes on them.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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TP: generous charity drive. |
Travis Perkins Group raises over £850 000 for UK charities
NORTHAMPTON: Travis Perkins has raised over £850 000 for UK charities Action for Children and Mencap.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Online trading: making life easier for customers. |
Night and day, PTS is the one
LUTTERWORTH: PTS has launched an online service which allows account customers to order products anytime, day or night.
Published: 02 February, 2010
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npower boiler scrappage scheme gets off to a flying start
WORCESTER: npower's hometeam reported a has seen a six-fold increase in customers enquiring about replacement or new boilers since the announcement of the Government's boiler scrappage scheme.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Construction bulldozes ahead. |
2010 heralds smallest fall in construction activity
LONDON: UK construction activity declined at a weaker pace at the start of 2010. The seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers' Index...
Published: 03 February, 2010
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Act swiftly on outstanding debt. |
Business debt drops 28%
UK: With news that the country is officially out of recession, the latest figures on commercial debt from Lovetts, a major debt recovery law firm, reveals a fall of 28% in the value of commercial debt being experienced by its customers in Q4 2009, compared to Q4 2008.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Timely advice. |
Barclays provides £100m for affordable homes construction
SUTTON COLDFIELD: Barclays has provided Waterloo Housing Group with £100m in new debt finance to support the company’s goal of building 3000 affordable homes.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Mueller Europe achieves ISO 14001
BILSTON: Mueller Europe, manufacturers of Wednesbury Streamline copper tube, has achieved ISO 14001 accreditation, further enhancing the company’s green credentials.
Published: 04 February, 2010
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Neil Schofield: beware RHI's achilles heel. |
Red tape could derail renewable heat incentive
WORCESTER: The Government’s plans for a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which will encourage householders to install renewable technologies to generate domestic heat, could be left dead in the water by regulatory red tape which is discouraging installers from going green.
Published: 03 February, 2010
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Feed-In Tariff: great news for UK PLC. |
Feed in tariff gets thumbs up from SIG
BRISTOL: SIG Sustainable Solutions has welcomed the publication of the Government's Feed in Tariff (FIT), designed to incentivise homeowners and businesses to adopt micro-generation to create green electricity. The FIT kicks in on April 1 2010 and will pay investors for the electricity generated from low carbon energy sources.
Published: 03 February, 2010
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TTF welcomes Taylor Maxwell
LONDON: Taylor Maxwell Timber has announced that it is to join the Timber Trade Federation.
Published: 03 February, 2010
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Craig Phillips: from Big Brother to big deals with Ryobi. |
Big Brother man is ambassador for Ryobi
MARLOW: Ryobi Power Tools, one of the UK’s chief power tool manufacturers, has signed DIY star Craig Phillips as its new ambassador for the brand.
Published: 03 February, 2010
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Construction worth €48m without a contract
DUBLIN: A high court judge described as 'astonishing' two companies undertaking construction and other works with an alleged value of €48m at a major development at Baldoyle in Dublin without any formal contract.
Published: 02 February, 2010
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Small businesses rely on personal loans
LONDON: Inhospitable bank lending conditions prompted 28% of business owners to turn to friends, relatives, and company directors to secure funding for their business, said a survey.
Published: 02 February, 2010
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Warning over retail sales
LONDON: Retailers could suffer a relapse with deteriorating trading this year, as rising taxes, interest rates and the uncertainty over the next government's economic policy takes its toll on consumer spending.
Published: 02 February, 2010
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NBG awards success
MANCHESTER: ToolBank, Lafarge Cement, and Donaldson Timber received supplier of the year awards at the NBG gala last week.
Published: 02 February, 2010
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